Evangelical Climate Initiative

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The Evangelical Climate Initiative (ECI) is an initiative by some American evangelical leaders and organizations designed to combat global warming. ECI's first statement, calling for reductions in carbon dioxide emissions, was released on February 8, 2006 and was signed by eighty-six evangelical leaders and organizations. Signatories included Rick Warren, the presidents of thirty-nine evangelical colleges, and the leader of the Salvation Army.

The ECI's first statement on global warming was released one week after the National Association of Evangelicals decided not to take a stance on the issue by releasing a letter stating that "global warming is not a consensus issue."

A majority of signatories to the initiative are based on the West Coast of the United States.

[edit] External links

• ECI homepage
  • List of signatories
• New York Times article