Tuesday, August 18, 2015

Climate Change:

Islamic Call on Rich Countries to End Fossil Fuel Use (BBC News)

Islamic environmental and religious leaders have called on "all people, leaders and businesses ...to commit to 100% renewable energy"


The Islamic Climate Declaration says that the world's 1.6bn Muslims have a religious duty to fight climate change.

It urges politicians to agree a new treaty to limit global warming to 2C, "or preferably 1.5 degrees."

The Declaration asks Muslims, in the words of the Koran, "not to strut arrogantly on the Earth".

Drafted at an international symposium in Istanbul, the Declaration calls for "all people, leaders and businesses ...to commit to 100% renewable energy".

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