Support the Interfaith Climate Change Statement

The Interfaith Climate Change Statement (2016) outlines religious leaders and faith communities positive judgement of the adopted Paris Agreement and urges for its prompt signature and ratification by governments so that it can come into force as soon as possible. It also insists that there is a significant increase in the current levels of ambition relating to emission reductions, financial flows, adaptation, loss and damage and a swift phase out of fossil fuel subsidies - so as to keep temperatures within reach of 1.5C.

The Statement also serves to renew the strong commitment of the faith community to remain active in defining the moral responsibility to care for the Earth and encourages it own communities to reduce emissions and to divest and reinvest in renewables.

Six Key Points within the Interfaith Climate Change Statement:

Urge governments to rapidly sign, ratify and implement the Paris Agreement, and to increase pledges to reduce emissions in line with keeping the global temperature rise to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels
Insist on rapid emissions reduction and peaking by 2020, in order to keep the 1.5C goal within reach
Strongly advocate for greater flows of finance, especially for adaptation and loss and damage
Urge the swift phase out of all fossil fuel subsidies and a transition to 100% renewable energy by 2050
Encourage faith communities to reduce emissions in their homes, workplaces and centres of worship and to support and stand in solidarity with communities already impacted by climate change
Call for fossil fuel divestment and reinvestment in renewables, including within our own communities

Add your name & support to the Interfaith Climate Change Statement

[Please note that high level religious leaders will be signing directly under the Statement]

Individuals and groups: Your name, along with religious leaders and people of faith from around the world will be handed over by eminent religious leaders to the President of the UN General Assembly, H.E. Mogens Lykketoft of Denmark on 18th April 2016 at an official event in New York.

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