At COP29, religious leaders call for ‘regeneration and renewal of our only planetary home’
[World Council of Churches] At COP29, religious leaders are emphasizing the need to care for the creation that God made, and to safeguard the most vulnerable who have contributed the least to climate change—yet face its worst impacts.
“God calls us to take good care of the divine gifts of land, water, and other resources,” said Panama Bishop Julio Murray, of the Anglican Church in Central America.
Murray serves as the moderator of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network, and also as moderator of the World Council of Churches Commission on Climate Justice and Sustainable Development.
“The biblical concept of Jubilee calls for rest of the land – for the liberation of land from exploitation, extraction and drilling – to allow regeneration and renewal of our only planetary home,” he said. “We know that the clock is ticking on climate change. We need to put a stop to fossil fuel extraction and production if we are to prevent the worst consequences of climate change. This is why churches are supporting and calling for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty now.”
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