Across Victoria's faith communities, we share the call for Australia's and world's leaders meeting in Paris in December for the United Nations climate summit to act with courage and compassion to address fundamental drivers of climate change, to care for sacred Earth, and to protect the most vulnerable.
As representatives of many religious traditions and different faiths, we stand together in our moral obligation to care for sacred Earth, the most vulnerable people and all human life as a gift entrusted to our common care as we are confronted by the growing impacts of climate change in all corners of the world.More extreme weather events disrupt food production and water security, exacerbate hunger, cause economic insecurity and forced displacement. We share a common concern for nature and for global social justice, and are deeply concerned that climate change is a threat to precious human life, and to the survival of humanity unless strong and urgent action is taken to address the causes.
We acknowledge the overwhelming scientific evidence that climate change is human induced, and that the failure to address its root causes will result in impacts escalating in intensity and frequency, especially amongst the world's poor and vulnerable who are already bearing the burden disproportionately.
We want world leaders to listen and act decisively for a just transition to clean energy. Australia has the technological and economic capacity to deliver this life-preserving transformation, and it is an opportunity to play our part in addressing the common environmental challenge humanity faces.
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General & Media Enquiries:
Murray Davies
Chairperson of Faith Communities Council of Victoria
Email: officer@faithvictoria.org.au
Promotion of Multifaith/Interfaith Events:
Sandy Kouroupidis
Multifaith Officer of Victoria
Email: officer@faithvictoria.org.au
The Faith Communities Council of Victoria (FCCV) is comprised of the following peak bodies: Baha'i Community of Victoria, Brahma Kumaris Australia, Buddhist Council of Victoria, Hindu Community Council of Victoria, Islamic Council of Victoria, Jewish Community Council of Victoria, Sikh Interfaith Council of Victoria and Victorian Council of Churches.
This statement issued on the eve of world leaders meeting in Paris for the United Nations climate summit (Nov 30-Dec 11).