The secretary-general of the UN, Ban Ki-Moon, urged religious leaders gathered with their action plans at Windsor Castle on Tuesday to use their unique position in society to help the world deal with the “mo­mentous global challenge” of climate change.

They had come from around the world to the conference “Many Heavens, One Earth: Faith Commit­ments for a Living Planet”, organised by the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) in conjunction with the United Nations’ Develop­ment Programme.

More than 200 leaders of faith groups and secular environmental organ­isations discussed how they could take a lead.

Protecting the planet was an “ethical and scientific imperative”, said Mr Ban. He emphasised the influence that faith groups could exert: “You are the leaders who can have the largest, widest, and deepest reach.”

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