Anglican General Synod faces Divestment Vote

“You Are My Witnesses” (Isaiah 43:10)

At the 41st General Synod of the Anglican Church of Canada from July 7-12, 2016 the Anglican Diocese of Ottawa will bring forward an invitation to all General Synod Delegates to be witnesses through direct and immediate action by supporting resolution C001-Fossil Fuel Divestment.

The time is now.

Climate change is destroying the integrity of God’s creation. It is negatively impacting people, families, youth, industry, agriculture, employment and community throughout Canada and the world.

The situation is urgent.

To maintain a liveable planet 80% of all known fossil fuel deposits must be left in the ground, undeveloped, never burned.

Our church, at this integral point in history, has an opportunity to contribute to the fulfillment of our baptismal promise to safeguard the integrity of God’s creation by divesting in the fossil fuel industry and beginning to actively invest in renewable energy. Such publicized divestment not only witnesses to people of faith but also aims to press governments to implement strong policies to shift our economy off fossil fuels and in to industry and workforces that are founded on environmental sustainability.

The time is now.

#GS2016 #divestnow

Read Resolution Number C001 – Ottawa Diocese Motion to General Synod on Fossil Fuel Divestment

Read the Backgrounder on why Fossil Fuel Divestment matters right now