Religious Groups and Climate Change - Drivers, Barriers and Religious Engagement on Climate Change
(2008) IMEN41 20081The International Institute for Industrial Environmental Economics
- Abstract
- This thesis looks at the drivers and barriers religious groups within the United States face on
the climate change issue as well as the actions religious groups have taken on the issue as a
means for encouraging social and individual changes in behavior to address it. It examines the
role of religion in shaping values, investigates the drivers and barriers identified through
academic literature sources and then compares those drivers and barriers against the
statements issued by religious groups and through a survey conducted by the author. Case
studies on two religious groups are also presented to offer further detail regarding the types of
programs and activities undertaken by religious groups to promote positive change on the
... (More) - This thesis looks at the drivers and barriers religious groups within the United States face on
the climate change issue as well as the actions religious groups have taken on the issue as a
means for encouraging social and individual changes in behavior to address it. It examines the
role of religion in shaping values, investigates the drivers and barriers identified through
academic literature sources and then compares those drivers and barriers against the
statements issued by religious groups and through a survey conducted by the author. Case
studies on two religious groups are also presented to offer further detail regarding the types of
programs and activities undertaken by religious groups to promote positive change on the
climate change issue. (Less)
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- author
- Colon, Lewis R LU
- supervisor
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- Oksana Mont LU
- organization
- course
- IMEN41 20081
- year
- 2008
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Climate change, religion
- language
- English
- id
- 1480559
- date added to LUP
- 2009-09-29 13:00:03
- date last changed
- 2009-09-29 13:00:03
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