Becoming a CIPL member congregation is free and means your institution commits to taking steps to mitigate climate change, work for environmental justice, and support a just transition to a clean energy future. CIPL staff and the larger network will support you in your efforts. By signing our covenant, you join a network of thousands of people of faith and conscience committed to healing our planet.
As a faith community responding to the moral crisis of climate change, we pledge to support the mission of CIPL and commit to one or more of the following actions:
- Educate our community about climate change and climate solutions
- Conduct an energy audit and/or make energy improvements to our building(s)
- Make efforts to reduce our carbon footprint or become zero carbon
- Green your house of worship and/or neighborhood through planting trees & other nature based solutions
- Install solar panels and/or purchase clean energy
- Advocate for human health and climate, focusing on clean energy, environmental justice and green jobs