BY ISN STAFF | November 24, 2025
BELEM, BRAZIL — On November 20, during COP30, the Society of Jesus delivered a powerful statement to Ambassador André Corrêa do Lago, President of the conference, raising three urgent demands on climate finance. The move, carried out by Anderson Pedro, S.J., Rector of PUC-Rio, marks a renewed push from the Jesuits for structural change in the global response to climate change.
The Society of Jesus’ Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) pose for a group photo at COP30 in Belém, Brazil. Photo courtesty of SJES.
The letter outlined the Society’s stance with three key calls: first, for a mechanism under the Just Transition Work Programme to provide predictable, grant-based funding to…