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Category: Climate Justice
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COP 29: A Perilous Moment of Choice
Image by Laurie Bayen See the sign-on letter to world leaders below In 1992 I was part of the United Methodist delegation to Rio de Janeiro during the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, where George HW Bush signed the Framework Convention on Climate Change, the foundational climate treaty. At that conference, the nations
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It’s Time to Phase Out Fossil Fuels!
It’s time to phase out fossil fuels! In this decade. Not just from our investments. I mean it’s time for us to start significantly reducing and phasing out fossil fuels now. I know this sounds almost impossible, but this is the what science is telling us. Consider the recently released 2024 State of the Climate
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Fossil Fuels and Climate: Counting the Cost
Fossil Fuels and Climate: Counting the Cost “For which of you, intending to build a tower, does not first sit down and estimate the cost, to see whether he has enough to complete it?” Luke 14:28 When Jesus spoke these words, he was using the scenario of building a tower to illustrate the cost of
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Cal-Nevada to Host Summit on Fossil Fuel Divestment
“Investing in new fossil fuel infrastructure is moral and economic madness. Such investments will soon be stranded assets — a blot on the landscape and a blight on investment portfolios.” UN Secretary-General, António Guterres California-Nevada passed a recommendation submitted by the Climate Justice Ministries Task Force at the June Annual Conference Session to identify and
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Creation Justice Breaking Through! General Conference Wrap Up from Fossil Free UMC
We have a lot to celebrate from General Conference this year with huge steps forward to address climate justice, environmental urgency and netzero. We are breaking through! Fossil Free UMC has a renewed mandate, next steps, and new partners for faithful and revitalizing climate action in the United Methodist Church. There was good to be
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5 Reasons for Annual Conferences to Divest from Fossil Fuels
Fossil Free UMC is building on momentum achieved at General Conference! As we stride into a clean, sustainable, and faithful future, the next step is to extend this movement by urging individual United Methodists and our local churches, agencies, and annual conferences to divest from fossil fuels. Already, Wespath has announced more divestment options for
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The Revised Social Principles, The Community of All Creation, and General Conference
By Sharon Delgado and Mark Davies The Revised Social Principles passed at the recent General Conference, supported by Fossil Free UMC, the United Methodist Creation Justice Movement, MFSA, the Love Your Neighbor Coalition, and so many others. Mark Davies chaired and Sharon Delgado served on the initial team that was convened by the General Board
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Look at the Bright Side: “Climate Justice Fares Well Overall” (UM News)
Photo: Musa Dube, the distinguished professor of New Testament at the Candler School of Theology in Atlanta, preaches during a Vigil for Creation on April 22 to mark Earth Day. The gathering took place at First United Methodist Church of Charlotte on the day before the United Methodist General Conference began its work nearby. Photo
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