[World Council of Churches] A consultation with young people from World Council of Churches member churches enabled discussion and sharing of youth perspectives on the climate emergency, gathering feedback for a handbook on legal action for intergenerational climate justice.
The project, “Legal Action for Intergenerational Justice,” which is anchored in the Churches’ Commitments to Children program, focuses on holding financial institutions accountable for their role in climate change. This initiative aims to mobilize and build the capacity of churches and partners to utilize the law as a tool for intergenerational climate justice.
The project’s main focus is on the financial system, specifically carbon bombs because these play a crucial yet often overlooked role in the climate crisis. Banks, pension funds, and insurances channel client cash into fossil fuel financing, undermining the sustainability efforts of climate justice.
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