COP26

Laudato Si’ - Faithful Action By Amy Quirk Tuesday, November 2nd, was the green carpet premiere of “Laudato Si’,” a film to be released on Earth Day 2022 - seven years after Pope Francis penned his second encyclical “on care for our common home.” Rev. Susan...

COP26 Finance & the Rainforest: Promises Made. Promises Kept? By Amy Quirk The Current Promise This is the last of my COP26 blogs about finance and the climate crisis. The first blog addressed the role of insurance, the second explored beneficial use of...

Loss and Damages in Light of Discussions on Adaptation  By Rev. Cindy Crane, Director of the Lutheran Public Policy in Wisconsin Faith communities and many activists from secular organizations continue to lift our voices on the need for financing loss and...

COP26 On Stewardship By Amy Quirk There is power and promise in rigorous stewardship of our collective financial resources. COP26 has guidance to benefit the environment. On Wednesday, November 3, 2021, COP26 presented “Pensions with Impact – Adopting a...

By Rev. Susan Hendershot, IPL President Yesterday I sat in the U.S. Center at COP26, listening to a group of U.S. Senators on the topic of Congress’ Role in Enhancing U.S. Climate Leadership and Ambition. Given the work that IPL does in advocating for policy change...

Rev. Vy Nguyen, Rev. Susan Hendershot, and Al Gore at COP26 By Rev. Vy Nguyen. Rev. Vy is the Executive Director for Week of Compassion, the relief, development, and refugee ministry for the Christian Church, Disciples of Christ. He is a member of IPL Board of...

By Rev. Susan Hendershot, IPL President Attending the Talanoa Dialogue this evening hosted at the Garnethill Synagogue as a part of Scottish Interfaith Week, I was struck by the young Quaker man who spoke of his anger and frustration in working on climate change....