Climate Change uniting faith groups

Recently, a number of articles have been spread across the newswire highlighting examples of faith groups working to reduce climate change - often uniting very different denominations.

This kind of interfaith unity in saving the planet has exciting potential to both create change and bring people together.

here are some examples:

England: Reducing Climate Change, One Church At a Time

December 5, 2006 Watford, England .... [Alan Hodges/BUC Staff/ANN Staff]

As the world faces the "inconvenient truth", as former United States Vice President Al Gore calls it of climate change, churches in Britain are looking at how they can help stop not just the planet's spiritual decline but also its environmental decline. Seventh-day Adventists joined other churches in a consultation on climate change at the London headquarters of the charity, Christian Aid, on Nov. 20. According to Christian Aid, "no other single issue presents such a clear and present danger to the future welfare of the world's poor." Read More

Clergy, laypeople seek action on global warming, climate change

By Catholic News ServiceWASHINGTON (CNS) --

Throughout the United States, clergy and laypeople concerned about global warming and ecological changes are seeking new approaches to slow, stop or reverse the changes.
Archbishop Harry J. Flynn of St. Paul-Minneapolis was one of three Minnesota religious leaders who met Nov. 20 with Sen. Norm Coleman, R-Minn., urging Coleman to help lead efforts to mitigate the threat of global warming.

"Global warming is a religious issue," said a Nov. 20 letter to Coleman signed by Archbishop Flynn and 29 other Minnesota religious leaders. "We need energy policies that guarantee global-warming emissions will decrease, that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency, and that tighten fuel economy standards." Read More

Faith communities unite on climate change

Representatives of organisations from 16 Australian faith communities will today launch a statement of common belief on climate change in what is described as a world first show of interfaith unity on the issue.

The document, "Common Belief: Australia's faith communities on climate change", published by the Climate Institute of Australia, is to be launched in Sydney today by Anglican bishop of Canberra and Goulburn, Bishop George Browning.

Joining Anglicans, the Salvation Army, Lutherans, Baptists, Catholics and the Uniting Church in arguing for immediate action on climate change are Hindus, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs and Jews.
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