Network of Catholic Climate and Environment Actors
The Network of Catholic Climate and Environment Actors (NCCEA) launched its key messages on 8 June 2026 in Bonn, Germany for the 64th sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice and the Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SB64) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), calling on governments to place climate justice, human dignity, ecological integrity, and solidarity at the center of negotiations leading to COP31.
The messages were presented during the press conference, Faith in Action for Climate Justice: Catholic Voices Shaping the Road from SB64 Towards COP31, bringing together Catholic organizations and climate advocates from Africa, Asia, Europe, and Oceania to outline priorities on adaptation, just transition, transitioning away from fossil fuels, climate finance, and Action for Climate Empowerment (ACE) and Loss and Damage.
Guided by Catholic Social Teaching, Laudato Si’, and Laudate Deum, NCCEA emphasized that climate action must move beyond technical negotiations and respond to the lived realities of communities already experiencing climate impacts.
Opening the press conference, Winnie Nalubowa of CIDSE, who moderated the event on behalf of NCCEA, stressed that climate negotiations must remain grounded in justice and the realities faced by vulnerable communities.
“Climate action must place human dignity, solidarity, ecological integrity, and care for our common home at its center. The voices of communities already experiencing the impacts of climate change must help shape the decisions that will determine our collective future.”
Nalubowa emphasized that adaptation, just transition, transitioning away from fossil fuels, climate finance, climate empowerment, and loss and damage are interconnected pillars of climate justice.
“Adaptation is not only about survival. It is about justice. Transitions must be fair. Finance must serve people and the planet. Education and participation must empower communities. And those suffering the greatest losses and damages must not be left behind.”
She noted that the key messages presented by NCCEA members are grounded in the experiences of communities confronting climate impacts across the world and reflect a shared commitment to justice, participation, and transformative action.
As climate negotiations begin, Catholic actors reminded Parties that climate action must be rooted in justice, human dignity, solidarity, and care for our common home.
From calls for stronger adaptation support and grant-based climate finance, to just transitions grounded in human rights, climate empowerment, and accountability for loss and damage, the message was clear: Those who contributed least to the climate crisis must not continue to bear its greatest burdens.