Can Zoroastrianism Solve Climate Change ? (7WZYC)
Can Zoroastrianism Solve Climate Change ? Panelists: Hanoz Santoke, Farzad Sunavala, Reanna Unwalla Moderator: Karl Desai Our ancient religion is rooted in its connection with the environment. And yet today, humanity has never been more disconnected in its relationship with the environment. Join us for this panel as we explore the environmental principles threaded through our religion and highlight how they might provide solutions to today’s environmental issues, including climate change. All four speakers have a strong passion for the environment, however at different stages of their careers and with diverse backgrounds. This diversity in the panel will help provide a well-rounded discussion covering topics as wide-ranging as environmental engineering and environmental studies, through to sustainable buildings and renewable energy technologies. In this day and age, we all need to prioritize the environment, no matter what our career focus is. The speakers will describe religious practices that embody the principles…
Zoroastrianism and the Environment by Prof. Soroosh Sorooshian
دکتر سروش سروشیان دیدگاه اشوزرتشت به نگهدارى محیط زیست و اهمیت آن در زندگی روزمره، نقش طبیعت و تاثیرات آن بر روی چهار آخشیج آب، زمین، آتش و باد Zoroastrianism and the Environment by Prof. Soroosh Sorooshian California Zoroastrian Center
“Zoroastrianism and the Environment” – Ervad Yazad C. Unwalla (June 2, 2021)
My Faith and the Environment – A Positive Interfaith Youth Response Yazad (Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe and World Zoroastrian Organisation) spoke about Zoroastrian festivals which celebrate the seasons, and how worship in his faith also involves elements of nature and their observance of keeping the earth in good order. ______________________________________ Please subscribe to our channel and follow our social media accounts for upcoming events https://www.facebook.com/rfp.ukiyn https://twitter.com/UKIYN1 https://www.rfpuk.org/ukiyn Please feel free to share your thoughts with our hashtags #RfPUKIYN #MyFaithandtheEnvironment Useful links shared by the speakers and attendees of the event: Welcome http://www.brahmakumaris.org/hope/renewable-energy/india-one-solar-thermal-power-plant http://www.99e.co.uk/plastic http://www.appliedbuddhism.org.uk/ https://institutosoka-amazonia.org.br/en/home-en/ https://fairenergycampaign.org/main/ EcoSikh | Sikh Response to Climate Change Nature & the Environment Rashneh Pardiwala Featured on UN TV: International Day of Forests Celebration https://operationnoah.org/news-events/g7-to-cop26-by-foot/ https://www.globalactionplan.org.uk/clean-air/clean-air-day https://www.cleanairday.org.uk/free-resources https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/brigades https://www.terracycle.com/en-GB/about-terracycle/free_recycling_programs https://www.stopecocide.earth/become https://www.stopecocide.earth/what-we-do https://www.mtosustainability.org
Bringing Religion to Bear on the Climate Emergency: Insights from the UN Climate Conference COP 27
This multifaith press conference took place at the UN climate conference COP 27 on the Sinai Peninsula in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Speakers in this video are: His Excellency Metropolitan Serafim Kykotis, vice president of the Pan Africa Council of Churches; Rabbi Yonatan Neril, founding director of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development; Gloria Ushigua, director of the Association of Sapara Women in Ecuador; Regina Valdez of the Center for Sustainable Development at Columbia University; James Sternlicht, founder and CEO of Peace Department; and climate scientist Paul Beckwith. David Miron Wapner, chair of the Interfaith Center for Sustainable Development, moderated the session. Religious communities and religious leaders have a key role to play in addressing climate change and climate justice, which requires deep transformation within society. The knowledge of what changes are critically needed to diminish long-term harm to the planet is readily available. However, bringing about change in action…
Religious Figures Share Concrete Steps for Climate Action Within Faith Communities at COP 27, Egypt
This interreligious press conference took place at the UN climate conference COP 27 on the Sinai Peninsula in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. Speakers in this video are: Bishop Andreas Holmberg of the Stockholm Diocese of the Church of Sweden; James Sternlicht, founder and CEO of Peace Department; Rabbi Yonatan Neril; Fr. Eduardo Agosto of the Laudato Si’ Movement; Nigel Savage, founder and global ambassador of Hazon; Rev. Susan Hendershot, president of Interfaith Power and Light; Dr. Fachruddin Majeri Mangunjaya, Chairman, Centre for Islamic Studies, Universitas Nasional (UNAS) Jakarta; Imam Saffet Catovic of Islamic society of North America; Nigel Savage, founder and Global Ambassador for Hazon; Valeriane Bernard, UN representative of Brahma Kumaris. Religious communities and religious leaders have a key role to play in addressing climate change and climate justice, which requires deep transformation within society. The knowledge of what changes are critically needed to diminish long-term harm to the…
Rabbi Yonatan Neril: 6 billion religious community are the “sleeping giant of climate action”
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“Navigating the Storm: The Transition to Sustainability” | Arthur Lyon Dahl
Baha’i Web Talks #08 This Baha’i web talk will explore the issue of living sustainably and why the Baha’i community supports sustainability. ================================ Sustainable development is development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs. It contains within it two key concepts: the concept of ‘needs’, in particular the essential needs of the world’s poor, to which overriding priority should be given; and the idea of limitations imposed by the state of technology and social organization on the environment’s ability to meet present and future needs. -World Commission on Environment and Development, Our Common Future, 1987 ================================ Subjects Discussed in this presentation: ================================ Sustainability is a dynamic concept The Coming Storm Threats from Climate Change Fossil fuels and climate change What the current models are saying about the Earth’s future Loss of biosphere integrity Land Use Change The energy…
Christine Muller, a Baha’i, shares her views on the Preach-In on Climate Change
Christine Muller, a Baha’i who serves on the Rhode Island state board of Interfaith Power and Light (IPL), offers insights on the role of faith communities in the climate issue and opportunities presented by IPL’s Preach-In on Climate Change. Learn more about IPL and how you can participate in the upcoming Preach-In during Valentines Weekend (Feb. 13-15, 2015) by visiting www.preachin.org.
BIC New York: Recasting humanity’s relationship with natural world | BWNS
“Will humanity act on the truth that its own destiny and that of the planet are irrevocably intertwined? Or will still greater calamities be required to move it to action?” asks the Bahá’í International Community (BIC) in a statement it recently released on the occasion of Stockholm+50. ► Full story on BWNS at https://news.bahai.org/story/1599/ ► Subscribe at https://www.youtube.com/TheBahaiFaith