international affairs - archive
network update
Russia and the Credit Crunch
The International Affairs Network met on 17th June 2008 and worked together on two issues. Resourced in the morning by Father Mikhail Dubko of the Russian Orthodox Cathedral (and formerly of the Department of External Affairs at the Moscow Patriarchate) they heard a very informative presentation on the present situation in Russia which prompted a lively discussion. In the afternoon, the meeting welcomed Mr Jeremy Ferns of the Economic Development Office at the City of London Corporation, who gave a fascinating presentation on the international and domestic implications of the ‘Credit Crunch'.
Climate change and human security
June 2008
Report by the Church of England Mission and Public Affairs Council:
Climate change and human security - a challenging environment of injustice (PDF)
November 2007
Meeting the day after the debate in the UK Parliament on the Climate Change Bill and the day before the beginning of the Bali summit, the Churches Together International Affairs Network discussed climate change and human security.The day was led by Dr Charles Reed, from the Church of England's Mission and Public Affairs Department.
Three briefing papers from the Mission and Public Affairs Department of the Church of England were circulated at the meeting and are available below. Please note that they are briefing papers only and do not constitute agreed Church of England policy:
Climate change - not just a green issue (PDF)
Europe and the politics of climate change (PDF)
Towards a post Kyoto climate change treaty (PDF)
A briefing on the Climate Change Bill is available from the Joint Public Issues Team 
and a number of churches have made submissions.
A paper has been written for the 2007 Oxford Institute of Methodist Theological Studies by Jennifer M Potter
which is a 'work in progress'. She would be grateful to receive any comments:
Deceiving Ourselves - How we fail to act on our knowledge about
climate change (PDF)
See also the reports, available from Christian Aid:
Theology and climate change
Truly inconvenient
The human face of climate change
China in Africa
Steve Kibble of Progressio analyses China's intentions in Africa:
China in Africa - Steve Kibble (Word)
