Caring for God's Creation: Called to be Stewards
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Eco-Justice
Resolutions
for General Convention 2006
A Resolution Regarding Environmental Stewardship
To be submitted by the Rt. Rev. Steven Charleston
| A Resolution on Global Warming Resolved, the House of __________ concurring, that the 75th General Convention affirms that Global Warming threatens the future of God's good creation; and be it further Resolved, that the effects of Global Warming disproportionately hurt the lives of the poorest and most vulnerable in the United States and around the world, and be it further Resolved, that it commends the following statement as a resource for Episcopalians to address Global Warming in their own lives and in their parishes and dioceses: Climate Change: An Evangelical Call to
Action by the Evangelical Climate Initiative Resolved, that the Washington Office of the Episcopal Church supports efforts that seeks to reduce Global Warming, including legislation that increases the supply of clean energy and reduces consumption of fossil fuels; and be it further Resolved, that the Socially Responsible Investment Committee of the Executive Council work with the leadership of the Global Warming Shareholder Campaign, Interfaith Center for Corporate Responsibility (ICCR), and the Coalition for Environmentally Responsible Economies (CERES) to invest the Episcopal Church's endowments in companies that are working for a sustainable global environment and divest from those companies that are irresponsible contributors to Global Warming, and be it further Resolved, that the Socially Responsible Investment Committee of the Executive Council call upon the expertise of Episcopalians who are closely connected with the Global Warming Shareholder Campaign to assist with this reinvestment initiative, and be further Resolved, that the Socially Responsible
Investment Committee of the Executive Council report the results of
the reinvestment initiative to Executive Council no later than their
meeting of fall 2007. Explanation: This resolution acknowledges the impending catastrophe of Global Warming, empowers to Church to speak the truth to our political leadership and to advocate for sustainable energy programs and policies, and directs the Socially Responsible Investment Committee of Executive Council to identify those companies whose behavior regarding Global Warming is so egregious that it is or would be a violation of the Church's core beliefs to continue to own such stock.
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