20. Climate Change and Religious and Moral Education

Climate change affects human activities and natural environments now and particularly in the future. For decades, science, education, politics, economics, legislation and technology have tried to tackle environmental problems, but to no avail. Therefore, it is legitimate to examine the world’s major religions’ perspective on environmental issues and the responsibility they bear for combating climate change. Their role is linked to values, nurturing our relationship with nature and religious leaders’ ability to encourage their followers to take action for the future climate. Therefore, religious and moral education plays an important part in learning to understand climate change in-depth and in building a climate-friendly world.