Every week at All Saints Church we put our faith into action. This week we are signing a letter to our members of Congress urging that they pass ambitious climate change legislation as part of the Budget Reconciliation Bill.

Congress is debating the most ambitious climate legislation in our nation’s history. It is critical that the U.S. take immediate and aggressive steps to do all we can to avert the most extreme climate change scenarios. We call on Members of Congress to ensure that the Build Back Better budget reconciliation includes provisions to dramatically reduce emissions, establish a clean energy standard, and invest in communities that are already most impacted by climate change.

Scientific research tells us global greenhouse gas emissions must halve in the coming decade to avoid the worse impacts of climate change. As the second-largest carbon emitter and one of the top per-capita emitters, it is imperative the United States acts now to reduce its emissions to meet targets for 2030 and 2050.

The Episcopal Church supports numerous climate provisions in the Build Back Better bill, including:

• Enact the Clean Electricity Payment Program (CEPP) and other clean energy incentives to accelerate the clean energy transition.
• Incentivize building and vehicle electrification.
• Designate 40% of investment funds for communities with environmental justice concerns.
• Reduce methane emissions by at least 30% by 2030 through stricter regulatory standards and a fee for leaked methane.
• Invest in research and development for battery storage and carbon capture technology.

We also support mitigation measures that will help to address the consequences of climate change, such as climate migration impacts and threats to vulnerable ecosystems. As Presiding Bishop Michael Curry notes, “The work of saving this creation, on one level, it is saving our own lives, and on another level, it is saving the world that God has made and God has created, and we dare not deface what God has made.”

Episcopal Church Resolutions 

• 2018-D006: Call for Public Investment and Community Participation in Transition to New Economies
• 2012-B023: Seek Environmental Justice
• 2018-C020: Urge Support for Carbon Accounting Policies for Reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Options to Sign:

1. Sign a letter at the Action Table Sunday morning.
2. Download a PDF copy of the letter to sign and mail.

Letter used at the Action Table.     Letter for those outside California.

3. Click on this link to sign a petition on line.

If you need to look up your member of the U.S. House of Representatives or your U.S. Senators, www.house.gov and www.senate.gov .