Tag: cop28

  • COP 29: A Perilous Moment of Choice

    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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  • General Conference Update to Fossil Free UMC’s Petition, May 1, 2024

    General Conference Update to Fossil Free UMC’s Petition, May 1, 2024

    This update is now obsolete. To see the final result of what happened with Fossil Free UMC’s petition at General Conference, see our final press release or A Report on What Happened with Fossil Fuel Divestment at General Conference and What You Can Do Now. While General Conference has made numerous positive decisions that signal “a

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  • General Conference Updates

    General Conference Updates

    By Sharon Delgado This update is now obsolete. To see the final result of what happened with Fossil Free UMC’s petition at General Conference, see our final press release or A Report on What Happened with Fossil Fuel Divestment at General Conference and What You Can Do Now. Grace and Peace to you during this historic

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  • Let’s Shake the Coal Dust Off our Feet

    Let’s Shake the Coal Dust Off our Feet

      It’s Past Time for United Methodists to Divest from Fossil Fuels Jesus said: “If any place will not welcome you and they refuse to hear you, as you leave, shake off the dust that is on your feet as a testimony against them.”   Mark 6:11 It’s past time for the United Methodist Church to shake

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  • A Fossil Free UMC Response to COP28: The Limitations of the Dominant Paradigm for Climate Rescue

    A Fossil Free UMC Response to COP28: The Limitations of the Dominant Paradigm for Climate Rescue

    Read this also at United Methodist Insight. “My kingdom is not of this world.”  John 18:36 (NIV) What was the outcome of COP28?  What light can our faith shed on these and other efforts to alleviate climate change and support climate justice?  Finally, how does the mission of Fossil Free UMC to divest from fossil

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