Religious Statements on Climate Change

Most religious communities have released statements on Climate Change and the need to care for Creation. The following list (organized alphabetically first by religion, then by denomination) demonstrates the unity within the religious community on these important issues.

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Baha’i

Seizing the Opportunity: Redefining the Challenge of Climate Change

Buddhist

Ecological Buddhism, A Buddhist Response to Global Warming

Christian

Baptist – A Southern Baptist Declaration on the Environment and Climate Change

Catholic – U.S. Catholic Bishops’ Statement on Climate Change

Catholic – Vatican on Climate Change

Episcopal Church – Resolution to Acknowledge and Reduce Global Warming

Evangelical Climate Initiative – Call to Action

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America – Caring for Creation: Vision, Hope, and Justice

Evangelical Lutheran Church of America – Issue Paper: Global Warming and Climate Change

Quaker – Earthcare Mission Program

Presbyterian Church USA – Statement on Global Climate Change

United Methodist Church – Global Warming and Energy

Interfaith

Interfaith Declaration on Climate Change (IDCC)

Jewish

The (Yale) Forum on Religion and Ecology – Judaism and Climate Change

Muslim

Islam Faith Statement on Ecology

Unitarian Universalist

Unitarian Universalist – Threat of Global Warming/Climate Change

Additional Statements

The (Yale) Forum on Religion and Ecology