UMW Climate Justice 2019
United Methodist Women joined a climate crisis demonstration in 2019 and are continuing their efforts in 2021 with a visit to Congress to urge making the climate emergency a priority for federal responsee.
NEW YORK— Today, United Methodist Women joined numerous faith-based groups in sending a letter to the members of Congress to ensure that they prioritize the climate crisis in infrastructure packages. United Methodist Women leaders will meet with Senate staffers and call on their members of Congress on June 22 to bring attention to this letter and the importance of addressing the energy injustices of the past. You can read the letter attached to this release.
“Our elected officials must listen. Women of faith are deeply concerned about the current climate and moral crisis we are in. Women and children in the United States and around the world are disproportionately impacted by climate change and the current fossil fuel and nuclear energy economy,” said Elizabeth Chun Hye Lee, executive for economic and environmental justice and climate justice lead, United Methodist Women.
The collective letter asks for Congress to invest in a clean energy future by expanding clean, renewable energy; modernizing our electric grid; providing clean water infrastructures for all communities; and investing in low-income communities that have been harmed the most by the pandemic and past fossil fuel infrastructure.
“We urge Congress to pass infrastructure legislation that will limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C and protect everyone’s health. This means investing in pollution-free, 100% renewable energy like wind and solar; electrifying transportation; modernizing our electric grid; and ensuring that funding is prioritized from communities most impacted: Indigenous, Black, people of color and low-wealth communities,” continued Lee.
Sydney Bagley of Spotlight PR serves as a communications consultant with United Methodist Women.