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Austrian Bishops´ Conference commits itself to divest from fossil fuels

Department for Development: Decision is prophetic step

Vienna, 22/3/2019, Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Chairperson of the Austrian Bishops´Conference, has announced today, that the Austrian bishops decided to divest within five years from all businesses that extract or produce fossil fuels (coal, oil and gas).

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Cardinal Christoph Schönborn / kathbild.at

Ethical investment and Climate Change

Statement of Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Chairperson of the Austrian Bishops´ Conference (Vienna, 22.3.2019)

With his encyclical letter Laudato Si’ 2015 Pope Francis presented a Christian programme of life and a survival programme for humanity. It is an epochal document on the ecological, social, economic and spiritual threats and perspectives of the world entrusted to us.

GCCM/KOO: Austrian Bishops’ Conference announces divestment from fossil fuels

Divestment decision marks acceleration in the momentum around climate action

Cardinal Christoph Schönborn, Chairperson of the Austrian Bishops’ Conference, announces today that the Episcopal Conference of Austria will divest from all businesses that extract or produce fossil fuels (coal, oil, and natural gas). This decision includes all financial investments of the bishops’ conference, all Austrian dioceses, and all other institutions within their sphere.

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