What is climate debt and why does it exist? In this third episode, we dive into the urgent call for climate debt justice ahead of COP30.

Highlighting Pope Francis' 2025 Jubilee call to cancel the debt of the world’s poorest countries, we examine how global economic justice links with climate action.

We discuss the Fund for Responding to Loss and Damage and best practices from organizations like Caritas Internationalis, shedding light on the critical connection between debt cancellation and climate justice on the road to Belem.

Guests:

Gaël Giraud, S.J. (Economist)

Fernando Saldivar, S.J. (LMU Loyola Law School)

Liam Finn (Caritas Internationalis)

Credits

Host:

Daniela Alba

Producer and Digital Designer:

Aya Laabadli Khallouq

Editorial Team:

Roberto Jaramillo, S.J.

Giorgia Lucchi

Tiffany Trejo

Cristobal Emilfork, S.J.

Music by:

Juan Pablo Abalo

The Faith & Ecology Podcast is an initiative of the “Jesuits for Climate Justice: Faith in Action at COP30” Campaign. For more episodes, visit www.ecojesuit.com/faith-ecology-podcast. All rights reserved to the Social Justice and Ecology Secretariat (SJES) of the Society of Jesus.