Videos

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) March 2023 Report

Watch this short video overview of the latest climate change global report. Some key messages:  Climate change is having dangerous impacts on nature and people in every region. Those who have emitted the least amount of greenhouse gases are paying the heaviest price. To ensure a livable and sustainable future for all we need deep, rapid and sustained reductions in greenhouse-gas emissions. We have feasible, effective options available now. Acting now with greater urgency will ensure we don’t miss our chance to create a more sustainable and just world.

What is ecosystem restoration?

UN Environment Programme video June 17, 2021:  “Ecosystems support all life on Earth. The healthier our ecosystems are, the healthier the planet - and its people. The UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration aims to prevent, halt and reverse the degradation of ecosystems on every continent and in every ocean. It can help to end poverty, combat climate change and prevent a mass extinction. It will only succeed if everyone plays a part.”

Laudato Si' +5

This February 2021 video provides a great update to the 2015 video Laudato Si' - A Canadian Response. It includes Canadian context and focuses on water, climate change and biodiversity loss.

CBC Marketplace Episode:  Where does your recycling really end up?

Watch this Marketplace video about what really happens, both in Canada and overseas, to the plastic waste we put in our recycling bins. Some overseas companies break the law to buy Canadian plastic, some of which is dumped and burned in illegal landfills where toxic fumes are making people sick.

In this first episode of "Understanding Laudato Si," Fr. Daniel P. Horan, OFM introduces viewers to the three models or approaches to creation that have arisen over the course of Christian history. These different ways of interpreting sacred scripture and theology will help set the context for how we can approach and understand Pope Francis's teaching in his encyclical letter. 

The "Understanding Laudato Si" Video Series by Fr. Dan Horan has 13 more episodes each less than 20 minutes long and available to watch online here. 

This video presents the views of nine prominent (and soon to be prominent) Canadians among whom are David Suzuki, Maude Barlow, Silver Don Cameron and Gregor Robertson as they reflect on the Encyclical. 23 excerpts from Laudato Si' help the viewer read the actual words of the 192 page document. 

Church worldwide calls for ambitious and urgent climate action:  October 2018 Joint Statement on Climate Justice by Bishops’ Conferences.

https://www.cidse.org/church-worldwide-calls-for-ambitious-and-urgent-climate-action/

Laudato Si’ International Conference Saving Our Common Home and the Future of Life on Earth, 5 - 6 July 2018, Vatican City. Aspiring to communicate “a sense of deep urgency and profound concern for the precarious state of our common planetary home”, this conference was organized by the Vatican Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development to celebrate the third anniversary of Laudato Si’. Watch this very short inspiring video by the Vatican which gives an overview of the conference and outcomes.

Watch these 2 very short videos from the United Nations which give a brief overview of the significance of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Report on Global Warming of 1.5°C. In speaking about this report Pope Francis emphasizes “The Report warns, moreover, that only one decade or so remains in order to achieve this confinement of global warming. Faced with a climate emergency, we must take action accordingly, in order to avoid perpetrating a brutal act of injustice towards the poor and future generations.”

What's the Big Deal With a Few Degrees? | Global Weirding

Find out why one or two degrees of global warming matter. This is one episode in the excellent educational video series on climate change by atmospheric scientist Katharine Hayhoe. The video series is available to watch online at. Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe and includes an episode on Canada.