At the international level negotiations continue in view of adopting a new agreement to follow up the Kyoto protocol, which expires in 2012. The last major meeting was held in Poznan in December 2008. Read about the Aprodev vision for an equitable outcome of the negotiations.

The 7th Assembly of the European Christian Environmental Network (ECEN) urged churches to see global warming as a reality which requires an immediate response. The final statement underlined that "the roots of human destruction of the environment are to be sought no just in actions, but in our most deep-seated attitudes".