By Rev. Susan Hendershot What an honor it was to receive an invitation to participate in the Global Religious Leaders Summit in Abu Dhabi this week. The gathering, with about 90 participants, was hosted by the UN Environment Program’s Faith for Earth Initiative,...
From Fragments, @EmorInstitute By Joelle Novey, Interfaith Power & Light DC.MD.NOVA The following is an excerpt from Fragments, the new magazine from Emor. We are in the fight of our lives to preserve a livable planet — a fight we didn’t choose....
We will be delivering a letter to the State Department in advance of COP28, urging our government to commit to ambitious, just, and equitable climate goals, support the implementation of policies that reduce carbon emissions, and lead by example while collaborating with other nations to protect our climate for our children and the generations yet to come.
EXCITING NEWS: Faith in Place, the Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin affiliate of Interfaith Power and Light, has been awarded a historic level of funding to expand tree equity and forestry workforce development in disadvantaged communities across our three-state region.
By Becca Edwards, Texas Impact At COP28 Sunday morning, former Vice President Al Gore told us about a new scientific tool, Climate TRACE, which promises to improve the way we measure and understand greenhouse gas emissions around the world. This means a better...
By Rev. Rebekah Kokalis, Interfaith Power & Light Even more big news from the COP28 summit in Dubai! Responding to earlier critiques of the United States' initial contribution of $17.5 million to a climate-related damage fund, Vice President Kamala Harris...
December 2, 2023 Contact: National office: Bill Bradlee, Senior Organizing Director, bill@interfaithpowerandlight.org, (415) 506-8063; New Mexico office: Sr. Joan Brown, Executive Director, joan@nm-ipl.org,...
By Becca Edwards, Texas Impact For a system as complex as the Earth’s climate, small changes in one part of the system can lead to big changes in another part. That means the relationship between the global temperature and the climate change impacts we know...
By Bee Moorhead, Texas Impact The first day of COP28 started with a historic decision to establish a Loss and Damage Fund to help countries address the irreparable impacts of ongoing climate change on tangible and intangible assets. Loss and Damage...
By Rev. Susan Hendershot, Interfaith Power & Light Sitting at the opening of COP28 in Dubai today, I was reflecting on a variety of questions that I have heard as I was preparing for this trip. Why is this United Nations Climate Conference being held in the...
As our beloved communities face growing threats from climate change through rising temperatures, wildfires, smoke hazards, rising sea levels, and environmental injustice, Congress is struggling to pass a budget and fund the government. As people of faith, we...
Press Statement For Immediate Release: November 3, 2023 Contact: Madison Mayhew, madison@interfaithpowerandlight.org House FY24 Interior Appropriations Bill Will Harm Our Sacred Earth and Our Beloved Communities Washington, DC- Today, the U.S. House voted on...
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