In a recent interview on the podcast, The Great Battlefield, ecoAmerica’s Bob Perkowitz expressed renewed enthusiasm for bringing about significant climate solutions stemming from the US federal government's Omnibus, Infrastructure, Inflation Reduction, and CHIPS Acts. Now is a crucial moment to engage Americans on climate. Addressing climate change requires all hands on deck. Support ecoAmerica in this work this Giving Tuesday 2022.

Sixteen leaders from US denominations convened in a historic interfaith roundtable at Auburn Seminary in New York City on November 14th to collaborate on urgently needed climate action. Considering the current status of climate impacts and advancements on solutions, the group discussed how to foster greater engagement of clergy, congregations, and denominations to accelerate climate ambition, restoration, and justice. The National Faith Leaders Climate Roundtable, convened by ecoAmerica’s Blessed Tomorrow program, gathered around the urgency and opportunity of the IPCC goal of seven years to make significant progress toward climate solutions, beginning in 2023. They recognized the significance of the number seven across faith traditions, and how it offers a profound framework to champion climate justice as a spiritual and ethical issue. 

Back Row (left to right): Dr. Willie Gable, USA Progressive Baptists, Rabbi Rick Jacobs, Union for Reform Judaism, Imam Mohamed Magid, Islamic Society of North America, Reverend Dr. Terri Hord Owens, Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Reverend Dr. Carmelo Santos, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Bishop David Rice, The Episcopal Church, Dr. Antonios "Tony” Kireopoulos, National Council of Churches, Sergei Kapral, Orthodox Church in America, Minister Glen Guyton, Mennonite Church USA, Reverend Dr. John Dorhaurer, United Church of Christ, Robert Perkowitz, ecoAmerica, Reverend Dr. J. Herbert Nelson, Presbyterian Church (USA), and Carl Murrell, Baha'is of the United States

Front Row (left to right): Brunhilda Williams-Curington, Presbyterian Church (USA), Bishop Vashti McKenzie, National Council of Churches, Reverend Carol Devine, ecoAmerica, Dr. Betty Holley, Payne Theological Seminary, Meighen Speiser, ecoAmerica, Carole Collins, Alliance of Baptists, and Ashley Lane, ecoAmerica, Tamar Anitai, Central Conference of American Rabbis - not pictured

The nomination deadline for the 2023 American Climate Leadership Awards is tomorrow on December 1! Make sure to nominate the climate leaders (individuals or organizations) that should be awarded for their visible leadership. Or, apply yourself by December 15! Semi-finalists will be announced in January.

ecoAmerica now offers themed Let’s Talk Climate playlists for you to watch, learn from, and share with others. The latest playlist is Inclusive Climate Solutions/Climate Resilience which brings together episodes with a focus on disabilities and crisis preparedness. Each month, we’ll share a new playlist with our network. If you want to learn more about climate resilience, check it out today.

Andrew Warner, Generosity Outreach Officer for Blessed Tomorrow's partner, United Church of Christ blogs about Edgar Villanueva, a non-profit leader and member of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina, who wrote the book, Decolonizing Wealth, to share indigenous wisdom about the ways we acquire, manage, and spend money. At one point, he quotes the philosopher Derek Rasmussen, who observed, “What makes a people indigenous? Indigenous people believe they belong to the land, and non-indigenous people believe the land belongs to them.”

The Climate for Health team led two Ambassador trainings at the NSNA Midyear Summit, one for faculty and one for students. Nurses are the most trusted profession in the US and their leadership is essential to building a larger and more powerful movement for climate action.

The ClimateRx campaign is connecting more clinicians and public health workers with tools to engage patients, colleagues, and the public on climate action. Over 1,000 badges and buttons were distributed at the APHA National Conference and the NSNA Midyear Summit. This is an exciting tool that allows health professionals to talk about climate impacts on health in a non-confrontational and non-interruptive way. 

Already have your badge? Send us a selfie at info@climaterx.org or post it on social and tag @Climate4Health with the hashtag #ClimateRx!

• Voters pass historic climate initiatives in 'silent surprise’ of US midterms, The Guardian
• We've Made Big Steps in Fighting Climate Change. Here’s What's Next, Time
• What Really Happens When Emissions Vanish, Bloomberg
• The climate crisis explained in 10 charts, The Guardian
• Electric Vehicles Start to Enter the Car-Buying Mainstream, The New York Times