{"id":972,"date":"2021-11-02T01:38:00","date_gmt":"2021-11-01T16:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/?p=972"},"modified":"2022-05-20T22:30:59","modified_gmt":"2022-05-20T13:30:59","slug":"cop26-the-crucial-role-of-religious-institutions-in-the-battle-against-climate-hazards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inpsjapan.com\/en\/sdgs-2\/cop26-the-crucial-role-of-religious-institutions-in-the-battle-against-climate-hazards\/","title":{"rendered":"COP26: The Crucial Role of Religious Institutions in the Battle Against Climate Hazards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Kurt Reynolds<\/p>\n\n\n\n

LONDON (IDN) \u2014 As the longstanding battle against climate hazards escalates at the COP26 summit in Scotland, scheduled to conclude November 12, religious institutions are taking a significant role in a global campaign for a world free of pollution and help save humanity from an impending environmental disaster.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, 72 religious institutions from six continents followed up on a recent appeal from Pope Francis urging global governments to address the \u201cunprecedented ecological crisis\u201d ahead of COP26<\/a>\u2014and divest from fossil fuel companies and invest in climate solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The 72 institutions<\/a> included mostly Catholics, Christians, Presbyterians, Greek Catholics, Methodists and adherents of the Church of England. But there were three Buddhist institutions among the 72: the Centre for Applied Buddhism, the Network of Buddhist Organizations and the Soka Gakkai International UK<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

With members representing 192 countries and territories, the SGI\u2019s social mission is to establish respect for the dignity of life, in all its forms, as the foundation of society. SGI is also an international NGO in consultative status with the UN.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

At the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) summit, which began November 1, SGI said COP26 is a vital chance for genuine global solidarity of action to address the \u201cCode Red for the Climate\u201d that humanity faces.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As well as accelerating the reduction of greenhouse gases, it is crucial that the outcomes of COP26 leave no one behind, strengthen education, give increased leadership opportunities to young people and empower us all to sow seeds of hope and action.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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SGI<\/a> President Daisaku Ikeda remarked:\u00a0\u201cEvery one of us, starting from where we are now, has the potential to become an architect of change for a sustainable global society, and . . . our every action is a seed of change, a seed of hope.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The implications of the climate crisis are so profound and so complex that they can be daunting and overwhelming, leaving people feeling disempowered and hopeless. \u201cThis is why it is vital to take action at the local level in whatever way we can\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And joining with others to take collective action dramatically increases our capacity and our confidence that positive change can be achieved, he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Beyond COP26, it is essential that individuals should:<\/p>\n\n\n\n