Exploring Approaches for Shared Commitment towards Climate and Sustainability in the Quran and Sunnah at COP28

The activities of the Faith Pavilion at COP28 continued , featuring several panel sessions that focused on exploring various religious approaches to climate action. Topics ranged from youth engagement and climate concerns to the shared commitment of faith actors to climate justice, sustainability, as well as exploring climate and sustainability in the Quran and Sunnah.

Participants in the first session, titled “Exploring Religious Resistence to Climate Action,” stressed the urgent need for broad-scale engagement and practical responses to the climate crisis, emphasizing the vital role of religious communities. They highlighted the importance of shifting societal mindsets towards environmental preservation from a religious and moral perspective. Additionally, they underscored the need to move away from resource exploitation through mismanagement and political disputes as a means to address climate change repercussions.

Participants emphasized that religious communities can provide the ethical foundation for addressing the climate crisis and guiding individuals to take purposeful and transformative climate actions. They stressed the importance of considering all religious perspectives and orientations within societies to realize collaborative climate actions.