Interfaith Moral Action on Climate
www.interfaithactiononclimatechange.org
www.interfaithactiononclimatechange.org
Who We Are
IMAC is collaborative initiative of religious and faith-based leaders, groups and individuals of good will who are compelled to lead the call for urgent action to address the deepening climate emergency as a moral imperative.
Faced with the grave threat that climate disruption poses to the welfare of our planet, business-as usual is unacceptable. As people of faith, we see addressing the climate emergency as the greatest moral imperative of our time. Our religious and spiritual teachings are clear: we have a moral responsibility to be good stewards of our planet, on which all life depends.
Our Vision
A world powered by clean, safe, renewable energy and blessed by a stable, benign climate that supports all life.
Our Mission
To bring together communities of faith with the purpose of awakening our nation's leaders to their moral obligation of taking urgent action on climate change.
Our History
Interfaith Moral Action on Climate was formed at a meeting in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 2011, attended by representatives of 30 predominantly religious and interfaith groups, many of which are our current endorsers. We came together as a collaborative initiative of religious leaders, groups and individuals in response to the pressing need for more visible, unified, prophetic action to address the climate crisis.
As people of faith and spirituality, we feel compelled by our traditions and collective conscience to take action on this deeply moral challenge. We believe that a moral voice is essential in inspiring action on climate change, since scientific and economic arguments alone have not moved the United States to adequately address this deepening crisis.
IMAC Partners
IMAC Partners include those who have endorsed our "Call to Action," and are part of an expanding group of religious and faith organizations, leaders and people of good will — remarkable for its unprecedented breadth and diversity. The group includes individuals who are Native American, Christian (Evangelical, Catholic, Protestant), Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Baha’i and Hindu.
Taking Action
Building on our interfaith actions in Washington, DC and nationwide since 2011, IMAC is continuing to organize and support efforts across the nation to advance the moral call to action on climate change.
Because we believe that inaction on the climate crisis is immoral, we work both to heighten our nation’s collective awareness of the moral dimension of climate disruption and to advocate for serious and immediate actions to address the growing crisis.
We urge all people of faith and good will to join in our upcoming actions.
We Ignite Change By:
1. Calling on our elected officials to honor their sacred pledge to "Protect the general welfare of the American people", which climate disruption puts at great risk, by taking the following actions:
2. Raising Americans’ awareness of the climate crisis and encouraging their active involvement in achieving solutions. We help mobilize citizens to demand reforms in policies and practices that will address and stave off further impacts of catastrophic climate disruption. Our awareness-raising efforts include:
Other IMAC Campaigns:
IMAC is collaborative initiative of religious and faith-based leaders, groups and individuals of good will who are compelled to lead the call for urgent action to address the deepening climate emergency as a moral imperative.
Faced with the grave threat that climate disruption poses to the welfare of our planet, business-as usual is unacceptable. As people of faith, we see addressing the climate emergency as the greatest moral imperative of our time. Our religious and spiritual teachings are clear: we have a moral responsibility to be good stewards of our planet, on which all life depends.
Our Vision
A world powered by clean, safe, renewable energy and blessed by a stable, benign climate that supports all life.
Our Mission
To bring together communities of faith with the purpose of awakening our nation's leaders to their moral obligation of taking urgent action on climate change.
Our History
Interfaith Moral Action on Climate was formed at a meeting in Washington, D.C. on November 3, 2011, attended by representatives of 30 predominantly religious and interfaith groups, many of which are our current endorsers. We came together as a collaborative initiative of religious leaders, groups and individuals in response to the pressing need for more visible, unified, prophetic action to address the climate crisis.
As people of faith and spirituality, we feel compelled by our traditions and collective conscience to take action on this deeply moral challenge. We believe that a moral voice is essential in inspiring action on climate change, since scientific and economic arguments alone have not moved the United States to adequately address this deepening crisis.
IMAC Partners
IMAC Partners include those who have endorsed our "Call to Action," and are part of an expanding group of religious and faith organizations, leaders and people of good will — remarkable for its unprecedented breadth and diversity. The group includes individuals who are Native American, Christian (Evangelical, Catholic, Protestant), Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Baha’i and Hindu.
Taking Action
Building on our interfaith actions in Washington, DC and nationwide since 2011, IMAC is continuing to organize and support efforts across the nation to advance the moral call to action on climate change.
Because we believe that inaction on the climate crisis is immoral, we work both to heighten our nation’s collective awareness of the moral dimension of climate disruption and to advocate for serious and immediate actions to address the growing crisis.
We urge all people of faith and good will to join in our upcoming actions.
We Ignite Change By:
1. Calling on our elected officials to honor their sacred pledge to "Protect the general welfare of the American people", which climate disruption puts at great risk, by taking the following actions:
- Publicly acknowledge that human-caused climate disruption is a real, growing, and grave threat to humanity and all life on the planet
- Support efforts to reduce carbon emissions by significantly shifting our power supplies from carbon-intensive oil, coal and natural gas to wind, solar, geothermal and other renewable energy sources
- Support the equitable elimination of fossil fuel subsidies in current economic and tax policy
- Support the monetary reclamation of the economic costs of carbon production through mining/manufacturing/and commerce and the redistribution of that asset
- Support efforts designed to help people here and abroad prepare for and withstand the terrible impacts of climate disruption already occurring and that will intensify in the years ahead.
- Support efforts to achieve greater energy efficiency and reduce wasted energy.
2. Raising Americans’ awareness of the climate crisis and encouraging their active involvement in achieving solutions. We help mobilize citizens to demand reforms in policies and practices that will address and stave off further impacts of catastrophic climate disruption. Our awareness-raising efforts include:
- Naming, in a variety of ways, the extreme extractive practices (tar sands, fracking, mountain top removal, deep water and remote region drilling and publicly identify the agents of these practices (company names, industry leaders, lobbying organizations, etc.)
- Holding two annual signature events - the first on Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s birthday, and the second during the periods of Christian Holy Week and Jewish Passover - which address the urgency of the climate crisis in the context of social, economic, and racial justice as a moral imperative; and deepens a public awareness of the complicity of those living in the United States for current climate conditions and threats globally.
Other IMAC Campaigns:
- Move Our Money/ Protect Our Planet - We campaign among faith-based institutions and investment agents including those of pension funds, academic institutions, donor driven charitable groups, etc. to take decisions to move investments in fossil fuels to alternatives that meet criteria of a sustainable future for all creation