Our Areas of Focus
Climate Justice
Global Finance
Resource Extraction
When KAIROS speaks of "sustainability," it speaks of just and equitable economic, social, and environmental systems. People enjoy dignified and meaningful livelihoods. Ecosystems are recognized as complex and essential parts of our existence and are valued for their inherent and life-giving worth.
Living sustainably means understanding that the earth is an integral part of God's Creation, and committing to live within Earth's material limits. Sustainable communities require a just and moral economy where people are empowered to participate in decisions affecting their lives, where public and private institutions are held accountable for the social and environmental consequences of their activities, and where the Earth is honoured rather than exploited or degraded.
Doing justice and living sustainably means understanding that the earth is an integral part of God's wondrous Creation and ensures that we live within the bounds of earth's material limits.
Resources
- Poverty, Wealth and Ecology in Canada: A study for the Alternative Globalization Addressing People and the Earth (AGAPE) program of the World Council of Churches
- Charting a Road Map to a Sustainable Future: Making Critical Choices
- Creating a Climate for Justice: KAIROS Re-Energize Campaign Education & Action Guide
- Drawing a Line in the Sand: Why Canada needs to limit tar sands expansion and invest in a green economy
- Pumped Up: How Canada Subsidizes Fossil Fuels at the Expense of Green Alternatives
- Re-energizing the Future: Faith and Justice in a Post-Petroleum World










KAIROS monitors disappointing Canadian GHG emissions reporting
KAIROS continues to monitor Canada’s annual greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting required under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Environment Canada has just released the National Inventory Report 1990-2010: Greenhouse Gas Sources and Sinks in Canada, which shows an overall 0.25% growth in emissions during the 2009-2010 period. While there was a 43% decline in coal-related emissions between 2005 and 2010, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers reports that there was a 14% growth in emissions from the tar sands sector between 2009 and 2010, with a 2% increase in the per barrel intensity of emissions. Efforts by provinces to reduce … [Read more...]