Green New Deal

UCC General Synod endorses Green New Deal

By Emily McFarlan Miller — July 2, 2019
(RNS) — By the denomination’s reckoning, that makes it the first Christian body to endorse the environmental protection legislation sponsored in the U.S. House of Representatives by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ v. the Green New Deal

By Charles C. Camosy — April 26, 2019
(RNS) — Legislation can't force an unwilling public to make the dramatic adjustments needed to save the planet. Instead, we should heed the pope's call for a fundamental change of life, like that of the saint he is named after.

Fixing climate change will require a culture change

By Charles C. Camosy — April 15, 2019
(RNS) — Pope Francis knows our primary focus on climate change must be to change human hearts — not unserious new deals or widely ignored climate accords.
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