As the Intergovernmental Conference on Climate Change is being held Dec. 3-14 in Bali, Indonesia, The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of the Church of Sweden and the Bishop of the Evangelical Church in Germany are calling for climate justice in a joint letter according to The Christian Post.
In the letter, the church heads claim that “[s]ubstantially reducing global emissions of greenhouse gasses will not avoid the serious impacts of climate change already experienced by many of the world’s most vulnerable communities.”
The church leaders called on world governments and the European Commission to “strengthen their commitment to addressing the challenge of climate change.”
Reiterating the concerns of numerous Christian humanitarian agencies including World Vision, Tearfund and Christian Aid, the leaders noted that the impact of climate change is being felt most severely by those who have done the least to cause it.
The letter was sent to the president of the European Commission and the president of the Council of the European Union ahead of the Intergovernmental Conference on Climate Change being held Dec. 3-14 in Bali, Indonesia.
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