Invitation to the conference 'COP24 – one year later'. 9–11 December 2019, Supraśl, Poland

What has changed – what has to change? What is the role of Churches in the process of change?

The conference of the project “Strengthening of the civil society and the deliberative democracy in Central Europe: Contribution of the Church academies and organizations to the cross-border discourse of European controversies” is organised by the Ecumenical Council of Churches in Poland and German Evangelical Academies to the theme of climate change and especially follow up of COP24.

Agenda

Monday, 9^th December
10:00	Welcome
10:15	How did COP24 move Polish society? Impact on the political level, in civil society and Church (sociologist from Poland)
10:45	The result of COP24 from the European point of view (dr Paweł Putelnik, World Council of Churches Working Group on Climate Change)
11:15	Group discussions Groups are formulating questions and comments to the speakers (fast built groups of about 5 participants sitting next to each other)
11:45	Plenary discussion
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Urgent time: climate protection in practice – initiatives of the civil society. Presentation of goals, organization and distribution (15 minutes each): The Green Cock – saving energy in churches, Olga Alpin, Germany Global Catholic Climate Movement in Poland Piotr Adamczyk - Chairman of the Board in Poland Year of the Care of Creation in Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland (Agnieszka Gotfrejów-Tarnogórska - spokeswoman for the Lutheran Church in Poland)
15:00	Working groups Discussion about initiatives of the civil society and the participation of Churches
17:00	World Café
18:30	Dinner
20:00	TED – speeches of about 5 participants (Topics: the experience, perception, understanding, which convinced me to protect the climate)

Tuesday, 10^th December
8:30	Morning impulse
9:00	Short highlights of yesterday
9:15	Dealing with energy as a theological challenge – creating of the plan of climate protection as a task of Churches (Jobst Kraus, Bad Boll)
9:45	Polish Churches on the way to the care of creation Global Catholic Climate Movement in Poland Piotr Adamczyk - Chairman of the Board in Poland Polish Ecumenical Council
10:15	Group discussions
10:45	Break
11:00	How the climate protection and resignation from carbon suit social responsibility?
11:30	Moderated plenary discussion
12:30	Lunch
14:00	Climate protection – what does it mean for us and how do we understand it? Exchange in groups / World Café: Can we find consensus in the sense of common understanding?
15:00	Moderated discussion: Result of conference Conclusion of the conference by the organizer
15:45	Break
16:00	Opinion of the head of Polish COP24 delegation
17:00	Panel and moderated plenary discussion: Engagement of civil society (including Churches) and its impact on society and decision-making processes

19:30	Dinner with guests from Supraśl and following common evening

Wednesday, 11^th December
	Breakfast and departure

For more information please contact: Rudiger Noll nollevangelische-akademien [dot] de

Calendar

30.09.2024	Education for Sustainable Development – Spiritual Dimensions
17.04.2024	Sustainable Preaching Conference
15.03.2024	The Feast of Creation and the Mystery of Creation
10.03.2024	Youth Voices for Eco-Justice - Call for papers

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