Month: April 2016

November 26, 2015 by sarahwiggins1 25 years ago as a teenager, I wore ‘Save the Planet’ t-shirts that I’d bought in H&Ms – influenced by my much-more-environmentally-aware sister. But I did also stop using aerosols to spray my fringe! I can’t remember the ‘moment’ when the Montreal Protocol was signed – though I’m still glad I was… Continue reading Uncategorized – Tearfund's Policy Blog

April 28, 2016 by Caroline When you’re facing a crisis who do you turn to? Or what happens when your usual support networks like family, friends and neighbours are not around? Most of us can only imagine what we would do if our crisis became a war in the country we live in. But that’s… Continue reading Faith Based Organisations – Tearfund's Policy Blog

December 12, 2015 by mattcurrey Tearfund’s Advocacy Director Paul Cook reflects on the outcomes of the Paris Agreement reached today On Saturday 12 December 2015 for the first time in history all the nations of the world signed up to play their part in the Paris Agreement . A global deal to tackle climate change.  But is… Continue reading Environment & Disasters – Tearfund's Policy Blog

April 28, 2016 by Caroline When you’re facing a crisis who do you turn to? Or what happens when your usual support networks like family, friends and neighbours are not around? Most of us can only imagine what we would do if our crisis became a war in the country we live in. But that’s… Continue reading Conflict and Security – Tearfund's Policy Blog

September 16, 2014 by Paul Cook Can we have a healthy planet and a healthy economy at the same time? One thing is certain, there will be no healthy economy without a healthy climate. To get both we need to get the framework right. At Tearfund we’ve been lobbying and campaigning on climate for years.… Continue reading Healthy climate and healthy economy: friends not enemies! – Tearfund's Policy Blog

August 22, 2014 by Melissa Lawson Advocacy work is certainly a long-haul game – and Tearfund’s work through our Unearth the Truth and Secret’s Out campaign, calling for extractive transparency, is certainly no different!  The EU Accounting and Transparency Directives were passed last year, requiring extractive companies; like oil, gas and mining,  to publish what… Continue reading One step closer: draft regulations published for oil, gas and mining companies – Tearfund's Policy Blog

June 18, 2015 by Sue Willsher By Rich Gower and Sue Willsher Today the Pope officially released his much anticipated message on climate change – an ‘Encyclical’ to his Bishops around the world. Much fuss has been made of the Pope ‘wading’ into an issue that’s seen as being about economics and politics rather than… Continue reading Three things the Pope and Martin Luther King can teach the climate movement – Tearfund's Policy Blog