Representatives from Jesuit Missions are set to be part of a strong Jesuit presence at the upcoming COP30 climate talks in Brazil.

It is helping to fund the attendance of members of its partner organisation - the Centre Arrupe Madagascar, which provides educational and practical training on protecting the environment.

And it is part of the Jesuits for Climate Justice: Faith in Action at COP30 campaign group, a global Jesuit initiative coordinated by the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) in Rome.

The group, which also includes the Jesuit European Social Centre in Brussels, Jesuítas Brasil and other individual Jesuits, has produced a series of resources to help people engage with the conference, which runs from 10-21 November.

These include a weekly podcast covering spiritual and environmental themes and a prayer guide covering each day of the COP.

Throughout the talks, it will produce a daily bulletin, which will include news roundups, as well as reflections and media from those on the ground in Belém.

These will be published via Ecojesuit – the SJES’s online information portal – with links also available on the Jesuit Missions’ website and its social media platforms.

It will also promote material from Radio Amar e Servir, run by the Jesuits in Brazil and one of the few Catholic media organisations present at the conference, which will broadcast live from the negotiation zones each day.

Jesuit Missions, alongside its partners such as the Centre Arrupe, has consistently raised awareness of the impact of climate change and environmental degradation on the planet, particularly in countries in the Global South.

Representatives from the Centre Arrupe were also present at last year’s COP in Baku, Azerbaijan, where they welcomed the opportunity to highlight climate issues in their country on a world stage.

Richard Solly, Campaigns and Advocacy Adviser at Jesuit Missions, said: “The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa has shown how urgent it is to take serious action to limit global heating.

“The cost of inaction will dwarf the huge cost of action. That is why it is important that faith organisations and other civil society groups at COP30 pile on the pressure.

“Every fraction of a degree will make a difference, so if governments can be persuaded to take some action, it is better than taking no action.

“We have to keep hope alive step by step – and that’s what the Jesuit presence at COP30 aims to do.”