On 7 September, the Anglican Diocese of Auckland voted overwhelmingly to withdraw its investments from fossil fuel companies.
Youth organisation, Generation Zero, endorsed the moral leadership on climate change taken by the Diocese.
Generation Zero spokesperson, Kern Mangan-Walker, said “New Zealand has a strong history of taking moral leadership on the important issues of our time. And now again the Kiwi spirit is responding to our generation’s issue of climate change, as organisations like the Auckland Diocese of the Anglican Church divest their funds in the fossil fuel industry.”
The decision is a landmark event for action on climate change in New Zealand. The Auckland Diocese has become the first institutional body in New Zealand to join the global divestment movement.
The movement started in the US, where hundreds of universities, religious institutions and cities have divested their funds from fossil fuel companies.
“The move shows the Auckland Anglican Diocese living up to its responsibilities to young people and future generations by taking meaningful action on climate change” says Mr Mangan-Walker.
Generation Zero is supporting similar motions calling for fossil fuel divestment at other Anglican Synods across New Zealand in the coming week.
Source:
- voxy.co.nz
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