Earth Day at 50/Laudato Si’ at 5: An Urgent Appeal for Action
 
The Earth Day Network’s 50th anniversary theme is, “Climate Action” and help us commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Pope’s encyclical letter, Laudato Si’.
 
Humanity is at a critical crossroad. Most scientists, policy-makers, and religious leaders agree that climate change is an existential threat to God’s creation.

• In 2015, Pope Francis exhorted us to take urgent action against climate change and to protect our common home.
• The United Nations tells us we have a decade to take action before irreversible damage destroys critical ecosystems, and adds to the burdens of our most vulnerable brothers and sisters.

Yet, young people are taking action. THIS is the moment for all to join with them in their call for action.

2020 is the year we MUST take action. From pews to polling stations, you and your faith community can step up and take action at all levels: as individuals as communities, as states and as a nation. You can call for greater global ambition to tackle our climate crisis and you can lower your carbon footprint. This is YOUR moment.
 
Are you ready? Whether you’re taking your first step or have been a long time actor in addressing climate change, you can find a path forward and make a difference just by amending your own and your family’s practices.