Monthly Action - November 2025 - COP 30
Take action to tackle climate change, as the governments of the world gather in Belém, Brazil, for the COP30 climate negotiations.
COP30
Over the next couple of weeks the COP30 UN climate change negotiations are taking place in Belém, Brazil, from Monday 10 – Friday 21 November. The stakes couldn’t be higher in this annual gathering which brings together the nations of the world to agree the actions necessary to halt global climate change. Firstly, there is a crucial need this year to close the ‘emissions gap’ between the plans countries are currently submitting to reduce their greenhouse gasses (which together would limit global average temperature rise to 2.3 – 2.9 degrees), and what is needed to keep below 1.5 degrees, the level scientists tell us is essential to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. Secondly, there is a massive need to close the ‘finance gap’ that would fund all of this, from the $300 billion that has been pledged from developed countries, to the total $1.3 trillion a year by 2035 that is needed. Thirdly, greater action on deforestation and the rights of indigenous people will be a major focus this year, in the first COP climate negotiations to be held in the Amazon. And hanging over all of this, and making it much harder, is Donald Trump’s withdrawal of the US from the negotiations earlier this year, increased economic challenges around the world, and increasing divisions and geopolitical tensions between nations.
The need is urgent. In recent years the impacts of climate change have included heatwaves, droughts, floods, cyclones, wildfires, landslides, more intense storms, massive polar melting, the melting of the world’s glaciers, sea-level rise, the devastation of coral systems, mass food and fresh water shortages, ill health, huge negative economic impacts, conflicts over scarce resources, the creation of huge numbers of climate refugees, and much more. All of which hits the poorest nations and people hardest. People like Aagney, a friend of Arise from Nepal. He has seen the weather change from when he was a boy, so it is now much hotter in his region, even in winter. He has seen the rains repeatedly fail in recent years, devastating the winter barley crop and leaving smog and haze in the air, having a huge impact on millions.
But change is possible. Both the level of greenhouse emissions reductions planned, and the amount of climate finance available to help nations shift to clean energy and adapt to a changing climate, have increased significantly in recent years. The transition to a low carbon economy is already well under way, it just needs to be sped up.
As Christians what should we do about it?
As Christians we are called to look after and care for God’s amazing creation, it belongs to him, not us, as he says in the Psalms, “The heavens are yours, and yours also the earth; you founded the world and all that is in it.” (Psalm 89: 11). We therefore need to urgently get out of fossil fuels, which are driving global climate change, and instead shift to 100% clean renewable energy, which does not lead to climate change, and is cheaper as well. Arise’s 4 Shifts Campaign calls for this shift as part of rewiring of our global economy to be green and fair, so it still creates the jobs and wealth that lift people out of poverty, but does so without relying on fossil fuels and the overconsumption which is wrecking our planet.
Will you take action as part of Arise’s 4 Shifts campaign this month to help Aagney and millions of others like him, and call for an urgent shift to a clean energy economy?
Take Action
Speak out in advocacy
Write to Ed Miliband MP, the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, in your own words to ask the UK to play a leading role in dramatically scaling up momentum on climate action.
- Urge the UK government to call for a strengthening of the global Paris Agreement on climate change to shift to zero emissions and 100% clean renewable energy, and ban the use of fossil fuels in every nation by 2030.
- Urge the UK to pass national legislation to bring this into effect in the UK, and implement it in every sector (not just in energy generation, but in transport, buildings, industry etc.)
You can write to him at:
The Rt Hon Ed Miliband MP
Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
55 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2HP
Pray
Pray for people around the world who are currently being hit by the impacts of climate change. Pray for protection, that their basic needs will be met, and that their societies can adapt to a changing climate. Pray for rapid progress in speeding up the transition to clean renewable energy.
Give
Give to Christian organisations like Cafod, Christian Aid, Tearfund or World Vision who are supporting the poorest communities impacted by climate change around the world.
Practical Action
Reduce your own use of electricity and gas as much as possible through actions such as switching off lights and unplugging devices when not in use, wearing warmer clothing rather than putting the heating on, and ensuring your home is properly insulated.
Ethical Consumption
Speed the shift to a 100% clean energy economy by switching your car (if you have one) from petrol to electric. Do some research, it’s not as expensive as it sounds. There are more and more second-hand models on the market with good range, and cheaper options of leasing and paying in instalments are available. It’s the future.
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