Evangelical Climate Initiative

The Evangelical Climate Initiative (ECI) is a campaign by US-American church leaders and organizations to promote market based mechanisms to mitigate global warming.

Statements

ECI's statements, calling for protecting the earth from global warming, pollution, extinctions.[1]

History

The Evangelical Climate Initiative was launched in February 2006 by the National Association of Evangelicals.[2] The NAE worked with the Center for Health and the Global Environment at Harvard Medical School to bring scientists and evangelical Christian leaders together to mitigate climate change.[3]

It was initially signed by 86 evangelical leaders and the presidents of 39 evangelical colleges.[4][5][6] The number of signatories had risen to over 100 by December 2007,[7] and as of July 2011 over 220 evangelical leaders had signed the call to action.[8] David P. Gushee, a professor of Christian ethics at Mercer University, helped draft the document.[9]

See also

References
  1. Sandell, Clayton; Blakemore, Bill (January 17, 2007). "Science + Religion = New Alliance to Save the Planet". ABC News.
  2. Brian Steensland, Philip Goff, The New Evangelical Social Engagement, Oxford University Press USA, USA, 2014, p. 163
  3. "An Urgent Call to Action: Scientists and Evangelicals Unite to Protect Creation" (PDF). January 17, 2007.
  4. Goodstein, Laurie (February 8, 2006). "Evangelical Leaders Join Global Warming Initiative". The New York Times.
  5. Bradley Hagerty, Barbara (February 8, 2006). "Evangelical Leaders Urge Action on Climate Change". NPR.
  6. "The Only Boy Who Could Ever Teach Me". Grist. February 8, 2006.
  7. Cole, Ethan (December 4, 2007). "Christian Agencies Actively Engage in Climate Change". Christian Post.
  8. "Signatories to Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to Action". Evangelical Climate Initiative. Archived from the original on July 25, 2011.
  9. Lampman, Jane (March 12, 2008). "Southern Baptist leaders urge climate change action". Christian Science Monitor.


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