Category: Environment & Climate
I’m Buddhist and going to DC’s People’s Climate March. See you there?
I ask everyone who believes that clean air and drinking water is the right of every living being to join me in the march.
A Future Is Possible
When we see people living mindfully, smiling and behaving in a loving manner, we gain confidence in our future.
Buddhists lend their signatures to Interfaith Climate Change Statement
The "Interfaith Climate Change Statement" was signed by a number of Buddhists, as well as five Catholic cardinals, the CEO of the world’s largest Islamic humanitarian NGO, and many others.
A Western Soto Zen Statement on the Climate Crisis issued
The statement was created "to spur a wider discussion in Zen centers and communities, as well as encouraging denominations and religious communities of all faith traditions to express themselves about the fate of the earth."
Christiana Figueres cites Thich Nhat Hanh’s influence in Paris climate talks
Figueres is the executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
A New Year’s Resolution for the Planet
Nadia Colburn looks at how Buddhists and environmental activists can keep moving forward after the Paris Climate Conference.
Buddhists come together for 21st UN climate change meeting
The 21st United Nations conference on climate change starts on Monday, and Buddhists around the world are busy working to raise awareness.
15 Buddhist leaders pen climate change statement to world leaders
Buddhist leaders, including the Dalai Lama and Thich Nhat Hanh, have issued a statement on climate change.
Dalai Lama calls for action on climate change
On October 20th the Dalai Lama issued a special video message calling for action on climate change at COP21, highlighting the situation in Tibet.
Be a part of 24 hours of meditation for the earth on November 1
In advance of the UN climate change meeting, spiritual activists are organizing "24 Hours of Meditation for the Earth."