“United Methodists working for a just transition to a fossil-free energy future.” The first task of our renewed Fossil Free UMC Movement is to support the petition to General Conference calling for “fossil fuels” to be added to our list of ethical investment screens in Paragraph 717 of the Book of Discipline. This is the

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In 1980, United Methodists broke fresh ground and planted the seeds of climate justice with a resolution passed at General Conference to address energy policy. That resolution has been amended and amended… but the planting made in 1980 – 43 years ago – has yet to bear the most important fruit. Other churches, congregations and

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Was the General Conference divestment push of 2016 really 7 years ago?! Remember the lantern globes and climate vigils? A few articles for those who were there, and for those who scrolled their then-Twitter feeds for the latest news. In 2016 the focus centered on Wespath. For 2024 we renew and widen our focus. We

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I am the convener of a group that is reviving and revisioning Fossil Free UMC in the leadup to next year’s General Conference, which will be held in Charlotte, North Carolina on April 23 through May 3. Our group will focus on moving United Methodists to divest their financial holdings away from fossil fuels and

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