The UK will host the snappily titled 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26) in Glasgow from 1st -12th November 2021. The summit (postponed from 2020) bills itself as "Uniting the world to tackle climate change." The goals of the summit are to secure global net-zero carbon emissions by the middle of the century and keep the target of global temperature rises "within reach." It also aims to encourage countries to work together to protect communities and natural habitats and raise finance to help them reach their goals.
The Young Christian Climate Network is an action-focused community of young Christians in the UK (aged 18-30) who describe themselves as "choosing to follow Jesus in the pursuit of climate justice." One of the ways in which they are planning to highlight their concern is to organise a walking relay starting from St Ives in Cornwall on 11th June and concluding in Glasgow on 30th October.
They say:
"The climate crisis is a reflection, and a cause, of deep injustice in the world. This crisis arises from our abuse of God’s creation, and our broken relationship with our neighbours worldwide who suffer most from its consequences. We are convinced of the Biblical mandate to care for creation, and lament its exploitation."
"We are organising this Relay to COP26 to show we care about climate justice and creation care. We want to see systematic change on a global and a local scale. We hope that through this relay, we can raise awareness of COP26 and our imperative as Christians to engage in creation care theology, individually and corporately."
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Psalm 24:1
The earth belongs to God! Everything in all The world is his. He is the one who pushed the oceans back to allow dry land to appear