2009Oct29: From a statement issued by leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Baha’i, Jain, and Zoroastrian faiths: “We recognise unequivocally that there is a moral imperative to tackle the causes of global warming.” The leaders called on the UK and other G20 governments to sign a treaty in Copenhagen that would cut global greenhouse gas emissions. The meeting was hosted by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams (Telegraph.co.uk).
Reference: Telegraph.co.uk http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/6460411/Religious-leaders-join-to-battle-climate-change.html
Image Description: St Enodoc’s Church in Trebetherick, Cornwall, England. Photo by Saltmarsh, 2005Oct. Image Location: Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Church_enodoc_trebetherick.jpg Image Permission: This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution ShareAlike 2.0 License.
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