We envision a world transformed, in which humanity in all its diversity has developed a shared reverence for life on Earth.
Religious and spiritual communities everywhere generate a moral awakening to the sacredness of Earth and the dignity of all people. Together, we are building resilient, caring communities and economies that meet everyone’s needs and protect the planet. The era of conquest, extraction, and exploitation has given way to cooperation and community.
The good life is one of connectedness—with each other and all of nature. It is a world of flourishing life that replaces despair with joy, scarcity with shared abundance, and privilege with justly distributed power.
To Tackle the Climate Crisis, Philanthropy Needs to Get Religion
By Fletcher Harper, Yonatan Neril, and Susan Hendershot PETER DEJONG, AP Demonstrators calling for climate action on the African continent. Billions of philanthropic dollars have funneled into climate and environmental groups in recent years, helping these...
Remove carbon–but do it equitably. Carbon removal mustn’t become a new frontier for injustice
BY FLETCHER HARPER AND CYNTHIA SCHARF A direct air capture and storage facility, right, and a geothermal power plant, left, in Hellisheidi, Iceland, on Sept. 7, 2021. ARNALDUR HALLDORSSON—BLOOMBERG/GETTY IMAGES As preparations accelerate for the UN climate...
Religions Worldwide Call for End to Fossil Fuel Projects, Just Transition
Today, grassroots people of faith and leaders of religious institutions representing more than 1.5 billion persons called for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty. They released a multifaith letter days before world leaders meet in Egypt for COP27 and with new...