Faith Communities Lead the Charge in Fossil Fuel Divestment
While delegates meet at COP29 for UN climate talks, 27 faith institutions call for an end to the fossil fuel era.
While delegates meet at COP29 for UN climate talks, 27 faith institutions call for an end to the fossil fuel era.
Today 27 faith institutions announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies, sending a strong signal to negotiators at the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan that fossil fuels are morally unacceptable, given the negative climate, biodiversity and human rights impacts of extracting, transporting and burning fossil fuels.
COP16 is taking place in Cali, Colombia, between October 21 and November 1. Read about what the local Chapter is doing in this blog.
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