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The Guardian - US
The Guardian - US
Environment
Nina Lakhani in New Orleans and Dubai

The faith leaders fighting for the climate: ‘we have a moral obligation’

A woman paddles on stagnant floodwaters in front of an abandoned church in Manila, the Philippines.
A woman paddles on stagnant floodwaters in front of an abandoned church in Manila, the Philippines. Photograph: Majority World/Universal Images Group/Getty Images

It has been another catastrophic climate year: record-breaking wildfires across Canada scorched an area the size North Dakota, unprecedented rainfall in Libya left thousands dead and displaced, while heat deaths surged in Arizona and severe drought in the Amazon is threatening Indigenous communities and ecosystems.

The science is clear: we must phase out fossil fuels – fast. But time is running out, and as the climate crisis, biodiversity loss and environmental degradation worsen, there is mounting recognition that our political and industry leaders are failing us.

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