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This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018-C008: "Advocacy for Creation Care" This resolution requests $30,000 over the next three years “to make a web-based carbon tracking tool such as... Continue Reading →
This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018-B027: "Gender Inclusivity in Climate Change Action" This resolution recognizes that climate change "profoundly and differently impacts people according to their gender," urges... Continue Reading →
This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018-A020: "Fossil Fuel Divestment" In 2015, General Convention resolution C045 supported fossil fuel divestment across the church. 2018-A020 calls on the Investment Committee... Continue Reading →
This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018-A018: "Episcopalians Participating in Paris Climate Agreement" Commits the church to continued involvement in the United Nations Conference of Parties on Climate Change,... Continue Reading →
This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018-A013: "Facilitating the Development of the Church’s Ministry of the Care of Creation" This resolution authorizes a new senior staff position for the... Continue Reading →
This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018-A014: The Use of Carbon Offsets Recognizes the reality of human-caused climate change and the contribution of fossil-fuel-based transportation, and requires Episcopal Church... Continue Reading →
This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we'll feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018- A011: Oppose Environmental Racism States the church’s belief that that no community, especially poor communities or members of marginalized ethnic groups, “should... Continue Reading →
This year, General Convention -- the legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church -- passed 19 resolutions for the care of God's creation. Each Tuesday, we'll feature one here! Share on Facebook 2018-A010: The Planting of “Paris Groves” This resolution commends all Episcopal schools, camps and conference centers to make environmental stewardship and... Continue Reading →
General Convention, the triennial legislative governing body of the Episcopal Church, met for the 79th time from July 5-13, 2018, in Austin, TX. The bicameral body passed 19 out of 29 resolutions related to the environment and/or climate change. These resolutions are listed and summarized below. Many resolutions cite their strong theological basis in their first... Continue Reading →
Episcopal Climate News 