WCC, ACT Alliance and LWF: COP31 must fund climate justice

WCC, ACT Alliance and LWF: COP31 must fund climate justice

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Fri, 11/06/2026 - 13:00

Creation is a sacred gift, not a commodity. With this conviction, the World Council of Churches (WCC), ACT Alliance, and the Lutheran World Federation (LWF) speak together ahead of COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, from 9 to 20 November 2026. The churches call on governments to deliver climate justice: cut emissions and pay the finance they promised.

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A woman gazes out the window of her flooded house during a flooding in Meulaboh, Indonesia. Flooding in the region has grown worse because of climate change and the proliferation of palm oil plantations.

Photo: Paul Jeffrey/Life on Earth

In its Emissions Gap Report 2026, published on 21 October, the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) warns that the world is almost certain to go above 1.5°C of warming. To return to 1.5°C by 2100, global emissions must fall by 18 percent by 2030, 45 percent by 2035, and 69 percent by 2040, compared with 2025 levels.

“Our communities and the future of our children and life on Earth must come before corporate interests and geopolitical agendas. Our future…