Eco-Justice Journey fossil fuel divestment Archives

November 9, 2023

Faith, climate justice and the UN General Assembly

Posted 3:37pm

report written by Rev. Fred Milligan, Presbyterian, Act Alliance Global Climate Justice Advocacy Team member and local New York City volunteer for UNGA Week, September 17-22, 2023 This year’s mid-September United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) high level opening week featured two events that allowed the world to reflect on the progress made since the adoption… Read more »

August 29, 2022

General Assembly 225 in Review

Posted 10:34pm

Our friends at Presbyterians for Carbon Dividends have put together a fantastic synopsis for use in sharing an overview of the actions from the 225th General Assembly. This GA discussion guide along with these Facilitator Notes are available for congregations to edit and use. During the plenary sessions of 225th General Assembly held last month,… Read more »

January 22, 2020

MRTI’s recommendations and process for divestment

Posted 3:12pm

by Katie Carter, Associate for Research, Policy and Information, Office of Faith-Based Investing & Corporate Engagement On Thursday, January 16th, the Committee on Mission Responsibility Through Investment (MRTI) approved recommendations for companies to be added to the General Assembly Divestment/ Proscription list (2020 list here). These recommendations included in MRTI’s report to the 224th General… Read more »

June 28, 2018

New Environmental Policies passed by the PC(USA) General Assembly

Posted 7:55pm

For the first time, General Assembly had an entire committee devoted to Environmental Issues. This committee learned about, discussed, and gave advise to the plenary around topics such as: environmental racism, preaching and teaching about climate change and other environmental concerns, the Precautionary Principle, carbon pricing (fee and dividend), and the most debated and crucial… Read more »

August 5, 2016

Read about General Assembly environmental conversations

Posted 9:12pm

In June, many earth-care Presbyterians gathered at the PC(USA) General Assembly in Portland, OR. Presbyterians learned about the local environment on various mission trips offered by Cascades presbytery, gathered with other passionate individuals at the Presbyterians for Earth Care luncheon and walked the halls of the LEED certified Oregon Convention Center with recycling, energy efficient,… Read more »

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