Pope Francis isn’t the only Christian applauding the outcome of the recent Paris climate talks.Four leading evangelical groups—the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Lausanne Creation Care Action Network, Tearfund, and A Rocha International—have joined him.
In the past decade, multiple evangelical groups have spoken out about the dangers of climate change. Noteworthy documents include a 2013 letter from 200 evangelical scientists to Congress, a 2011 National Association of Evangelicals report, and the 2006 Evangelical Climate Initiative.
“All state in clear and unmistakable terms that caring about climate change is caring for ‘the least of these,’” wrote Hayhoe this summer in response to Francis’ papal encyclical on climate change. ...