Climate experts from 195 countries have gathered in Paris working to come up with an agreement that will help avert a climate catastrophe. However, they are overlooking an important factor and this threatens the success of their meeting.
Here are some important reasons that it is essential to address climate change:
Science academies worldwide, 97% of climate scientists, and 99.9% of peer-reviewed papers on the issue in respected scientific journals argue that climate change is real, is largely caused by human activities, and poses great threats to humanity.
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Text by Rabbi Katy Z. Allen
Photos by Gabi Mezger
dark emotions lurk in our hearts
heaviness weighs down our souls
the night stretches on
interminably;
we cannot see
we are lost
hope fades
but the picture is incomplete
a candle burns
piercing the darkness
anticipating dawn
reviving hope
carrying us forward
into a new day
Rabbi Katy Allen is a board certified chaplain and serves as a Nature Chaplain and the Facilitator of One Earth Collaborative, a program of Open Spirit. She is the founder and rabbi of Ma'yan ...
