NC Interfaith Power & Light and NC Council of Churches are signatories. Read Letter Here More Than 350 Groups Condemn Corporate Net-Zero Pledges as a Dangerous, Unjust Distraction WASHINGTON 10/27/21 — 354 groups released a statement today calling “net-zero” emission pledges by corporations and governments a dangerous distraction from real climate action. This comes as the […]
Human Prayer Chain for Climate Justice
This week in North Carolina and around the world, faith communities are rising to the call from GreenFaith to pray for national and world leaders to take bold action to reverse climate change at the U.N. COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland in November. On Monday, October 18 over 190 people of faith formed a […]
Biogas & Communities Webinar Series
In Fall 2021, North Carolina Interfaith Power & Light (NCIPL), a program of the NC Council of Churches launched a webinar series to begin to educate faith communities about the problem of hog waste biogas and to amplify local community voices on the issue. The series kicked off on October 12th at 6 p.m. with […]
President Biden choose a side: People Vs. Fossil Fuels
WATCH 2min Video Last week NC Interfaith Power & Light Director, Susannah Tuttle participated in the multi-faith delegation as part of the People Vs. Fossil Fuels civil disobedience actions at the White House demanding that President Biden choose a side: People vs. Fossil Fuels. #StopLine3 #BuildBackFossilFree #JusticeFirst #Power2ThePeople #LoveWins
North Carolina Council of Churches Opposes the Passing of HB 951, “Energy Solutions for North Carolina”
**Susannah Tuttle and Jennifer Copeland Available for Interviews** RALEIGH, NC — The North Council of Churches is committed to prioritizing policies that center justice and equity, and when a bill lacks these moral imperatives, we stand in opposition to the legislation becoming law. HB 951 “Energy Solutions for North Carolina” does not center justice and equity. […]
Report Back from “People vs. Fossil Fuels” in DC
Starting on October 11, thousands of people from across the nation, including NCIPL Director – Susannah Tuttle, will be in Washington, DC, for People vs. Fossil Fuels — a week-long action to demand that President Biden end the fossil fuel era, including tar sands pipeline projects like Line 3. Join us on Tuesday, October 12, to […]
Tell Congress: Climate Can’t Wait
Right now, Congress is negotiating a once-in-a-generation infrastructure and budget reconciliation package that will determine whether our country transitions to a clean energy economy in time to avoid catastrophic climate change. Currently, about $1 trillion of the $3.5 trillion budget reconciliation bill addresses climate change. It is imperative that those provisions to advance clean energy, clean transportation, […]
#ActNow for Creation Justice!
Faith community members took to the streets of North Carolina in Raleigh and Greensboro in order to walk as an interfaith representation of people who support legislation on Congressional bold, climate justice & jobs. We delivered the Faith Leaders National Letter to Congress endorsed along with 3600 other organizations around the country. This NC Climate […]
Endorse NCIPL Resolution to Duke Energy
This fall, NCIPL leaders drafted a Resolution to Duke Energy asking that they set a carbon dioxide emissions reduction goal for the year 2030. Setting this reduction goal in this time frame is essential to alleviating and preventing the worst impacts of global climate change, and is the recommendation of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). As people of […]
Articles on Racial Justice and Climate Change
****** We believe we cannot address climate change without also addressing racial injustice. To learn more about their intersection and why addressing both is needed read: I’m a Black Climate Expert. Racism Derails Our Efforts to Save the Planet | Ayana Elizabeth Johnson | The Washington Post Racism, Police Violence, and the Climate Are […]
