Keynote Speech at COP29
November 2024
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Given the escalating climate crisis and social polarization, Climate Interfaith co-organised a session on "Empowering Faith Communities for Collective Climate Action" with the Commonwealth Pavilion at COP29 Baku, Azerbaijan. The session sought to mobilize faith communities to take collective action towards achieving net-zero and amplifying a moral and ethical call for climate action, moving beyond political and economic motivations.
Ismail Weiliang from Climate Interfaith gave a keynote speech at the Commonwealth pavilion and shared Climate Interfaith 's mission of empowering faith communities for collective climate action.
Participants at the session were from various countries: UK, USA , Brazil, New Zealand, Italy, Bangladesh, Namibia South Africa.
Quoting Dr Iyad al-Maghouli's speech at the International Conference on Cohesive Societies (ICCS) held in Singapore, a global interfaith conference 2 years ago "All religions agree on a human, spiritual and moral responsibility towards the earth."
This is where the Climate Interfaith Youth Network comes in. Climate Interfaith empowers faith communities for collective climate action. Bringing all diverse faith communities together, celebrating our differences and working towards the same goal - Climate action for a future where planet and people thrive in peace.
To realize this mission, we must:
- Leverage deep faith networks, traditions, and leadership: We must elevate the moral dimensions of climate change, reminding policymakers and the public of our shared responsibility to protect our planet
- Promote interfaith collaboration: We must strengthen our social cohesion between faith communities through working for the same cause – climate action.
- Support Climate Solutions: We must encourage faith-based organisations to invest in advancing net-zero places of worship and sustainable living.
By providing a platform for interfaith collaborations on climate action, Climate Interfaith leverages both climate and faith networks to empower faith communities be more sustainable and cohesive in Singapore, towards a world where people and planet thrive in peace!
Empowering faith communities for collective climate action
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