by Bee Moorhead | Dec 9, 2022 | Action Alerts, Climate Justice, COP27, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
The United States has shown that it is serious about meeting its domestic emissions reduction targets with the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act and other policies that will help supercharge subnational and non-federal climate action. Coming out of COP27, it is...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 17, 2022 | Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy
Special contribution by Reverend Mel Caraway, Texas Interfaith Power & Light Coordinator I’m sure you’ve heard the story about three men who walked into a bar. Oh, wait a minute, this isn’t that story. This is a story about three men who happened to sit...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 17, 2022 | Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
Special contribution by Rev. Susannah Tuttle, Eco-Justice Connection Director, North Carolina Council of Churches The theme of COP 27 is #TogetherForImplementation. Of the many years of global meetings that have taken place since the 2015 Paris Agreement, this...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Disaster Responses and Resilience, Resources
When disaster strikes, faith communities respond. From local congregations to global institutions, organizations grounded in all the major faith traditions participate in disaster response and recovery. Increasingly, they also engage in disaster preparedness...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 14, 2022 | Climate Justice, Creation Care, Global Climate Policy, Texas Climate & Energy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has announced its latest regulatory proposal to reduce substantially oil and gas methane pollution. The new draft builds on and strengthens the agency’s initial proposal released last November. Texas Impact Executive Director...
by Bee Moorhead | Nov 13, 2022 | Climate Justice, COP27, Global Climate Policy, Latest Posts
During the first week of COP27, I participated in a briefing with US State Department negotiators; attended a speech by President Biden; and interviewed colleagues from US faith communities. More than once, I caught myself wondering, “couldn’t we have just done this...
