The climate climate
Louisa, one of our interns here at Faith in Public Life, joked yesterday that we could dedicate the entire news reel to climate change coverage this week. It’s definitely true– there have been tons of stories this week as the United Nations kicks off its climate change conference in Copenhagen.
On the U.S. front, not as much progress has been made as we would’ve hoped; because of health care reform taking so long in Congress, the Senate hasn’t had a chance to take up the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act introduced by Sens. Kerry and Boxer. But there are some reasons for optimism– the announcement this week from the Environmental Protection Agency that greenhouse gases are a threat to public health and the environment is a good sign that the Administration takes this issue seriously.
But what fills me most with hope is the inspiring leadership of global religious leaders, from the U.S.’s own Rich Cizik to Archbishop Rowan Williams, and many, many more.
Check out this video from Copenhagen, demonstrating some of the religious backing for tackling climate change:
And listen for church bells this Sunday– they’ll be ringing to call for action and progress on climate change.