Climate Change

For the second half of 2023, BFJN has focused on how we as Christians are called to climate justice. In the month of October, we joined with our brothers and sisters in Christ from the Boston area and across the globe, delving into Kyle Meyaard-Schaap’s book “Following Jesus in a Warming World: A Christian Call to Climate Action”. This has helped to better equip us with key information, knowledge, and understanding to how our lifestyles of daily living impact climate change and global warming for better, or for worse.

According to the United Nations, climate change refers to long-term shifts in temperatures and weather patterns. Such shifts can be natural, due to changes in the sun’s activity or large volcanic eruptions. But since the 1800s, human activities have been the main driver of climate change, primarily due to the burning of fossil fuels like coal, oil and gas. These human activities are causing greenhouse gases that are warming the world faster than any time in the last two thousand years.

Climate change can affect our health, ability to grow food, housing, safety and work. Some of us are already more vulnerable to climate impacts, such as people living in small island nations and other developing countries.