Religious scholars, experts, and teachers from around the world unite to call for climate action. ssuaphotos/Shutterstock Islamic leaders have issued a clarion call to 1.6 billion Muslims around the world to work towards phasing out greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and a 100 percent renewable energy strategy. The grand muftis of Lebanon and Uganda endorsed the Islamic declaration on climate change, along with prominent Islamic scholars and teachers from 20 countries, at a symposium in Istanbul. Their collective statement makes several detailed political demands likely to increase pressure on Gulf states ahead of the Paris climate summit in December. “We particularly call on the well-off nations and oil-producing states to lead the way in phasing out their greenhouse gas emissions as early as possible and no later than the middle of the century,” it says. Clear emissions reductions targets and monitoring systems should be agreed in Paris, the statement says, along with “generous financial and technical support” for poorer countries to help wean them off fossil fuels. Read the rest at The Guardian. More here:   Islamic Leaders Issue Bold Call for Rapid Phase Out of Fossil Fuels ; ; ;

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Islamic Leaders Issue Bold Call for Rapid Phase Out of Fossil Fuels