People of faith are not waiting for politicians to act on climate change

By Tomás Insua and Dan Misleh
EarthBeat
November 18, 2021

Over the past weekend, two contrasting events brought us both despair and hope as we race to find solutions to the climate crisis.

On the one hand, COP26, the annual meeting of parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, wrapped up in Glasgow on Nov. 13. While some additional progress was made, most observers — including us — feel the conference did not rise to the urgency of the moment.

What was missing was decisive action and a global commitment to dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions at a pace needed to avoid ecological catastrophe. Missing, too, was a strong commitment to assist developing countries, which are least responsible for climate change and yet most vulnerable to its impacts.

 

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