{"id":9061,"date":"2026-11-13T15:07:21","date_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:07:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/?p=9061"},"modified":"2026-11-13T15:07:21","modified_gmt":"2026-11-13T21:07:21","slug":"faithful-presence-at-cop31","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/faithful-presence-at-cop31\/","title":{"rendered":"Faithful Presence at COP31"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: right\"><em><span class=\"TextRun SCXW176889898 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176889898 BCX8\">By<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW176889898 BCX8\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW176889898 BCX8\"> Faith Snipes, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP Selected SCXW176889898 BCX8\" data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The annual United Nations climate summit is taking place for a second year without official U.S. government participation. &#8220;Lutherans around the world are seeing the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on our communities in real-time. We&#8217;ve heard from ELCA congregations about how they&#8217;re making great strides in embracing sustainability and climate resilience,\u201d shared Julian Daniel, an ELCA Witness in Society official observer of the U.N. Climate Change Conference (COP31) taking place in Antalya, T\u00fcrkiye from Nov. 9-20, 2026. \u201cAttending COP lets us bring lessons from environmental leaders worldwide to make change in our local communities.&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9066 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-pullquote-300x200.png\" alt=\"A white quotation about climate action overlays an aerial view of a green forest, with a large black brace in the left margin.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-pullquote-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-pullquote-525x350.png 525w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-pullquote.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><b>What is the U.N. Climate Change Conference?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Like COP31, the United Nations Climate Change Conferences are the world\u2019s only multilateral decision-making forum on climate change. World leaders and negotiators from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) member states gather to advance global action on<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0the climate crisis. Accredited observers will also attend to share best practices, lived experiences and advocacy, including business leaders, youth, scientists, civil society and more. From the 1992 Rio Summit that established the UNFCCC to the present day, faith communities have been present as official observers.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><b>Lutherans at COP31<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">With some in-person and others in an online COP cohort, Lutherans will be present at COP31, building on a legacy of faithful advocacy and advancing the moral voice for safeguarding God\u2019s creation. ELCA leaders are hosting and contributing to several panels.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nov. 10 \u2013 <strong>\u201cSacred Trust, Local Action: Bridging Faith, Climate and Community-Led Resilience,\u201d<\/strong> moderated by the ELCA Middle East and North Africa Program Director in partnership with representatives from the Lutheran World Federation and the Environmental Education Center, a ministry of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land. Drawing from field experience across vulnerable regions, speakers explore determination of decision-makers and the importance of ecosystem restoration and climate adaptation genuinely benefiting the people and places most affected by climate change.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\"> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9065\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-moderator-300x200.png\" alt=\"A man in a gray suit sits at a panel table beneath a COP31 Faith conference backdrop.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-moderator-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-moderator-525x350.png 525w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-moderator.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nov. 16 \u2013 A <strong>\u201cHigh Level Faith and Climate Roundtable\u201d<\/strong> with the Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition (SEEC), hosted by the ELCA and Bread for the World with members of Congress present. Ways faith communities can help advance U.S. climate contributions, especially in the U.S., is discussed with particular focus on food security and disaster response policy opportunities that address climate issues.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Nov. 19 \u2013 <strong>\u201cAll In at Home and Abroad: Faith Communities as Subnational Actors,\u201d<\/strong> hosted by the ELCA and partners with a presentation by Bishop David C. Nagler, ELCA Pacifica Synod. Faith bodies own hundreds of thousands of buildings across the United States and are taking subnational action such as cutting energy use. This and the potential of faith communities being among the most widely distributed institutions in the world, with networks that reach beyond borders, will be explored.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">While these participants advocate in-person, the 2026 Faith Community Online COP31 Cohort will be listening to speeches or events at challenging hours due to the time difference (like 3 a.m.!) but following tracks to share what they\u2019ve learned with the group. Tracks include food security, water, conflict, equity and others. The cohort will publish reflections and plan a broader engagement activity in their respective communities.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: left\"><span style=\"color: #333399\"><b>Why Do Lutherans Show Up?<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">For many faith communities, mitigating the climate crisis and working toward climate solutions are opportunities to serve the neighbor, promote justice and live out faith-based convictions. ELCA social teaching also emphasizes hope. \u201cOur church, then, views the present reality and the future we are moving into with grave concern but also is empowered by a vision of flourishing and hope as God\u2019s invitation to join God\u2019s action toward healing the earth,\u201d reads the ELCA social message \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/resources.elca.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Earths_Climate_Crisis_Social_Message.pdf\">Earth\u2019s Climate Crisis<\/a>\u201d (p.17).<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-9067\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-webinarpublicity-300x200.png\" alt=\"Webinar poster for \u201cVoices of Faith in Climate Action: COP31 and Beyond,\u201d with event details, a QR code, and ELCA Advocacy and COP31 T\u00fcrkiye logos.\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-webinarpublicity-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-webinarpublicity-525x350.png 525w, https:\/\/blogs.elca.org\/advocacy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/41\/2026\/11\/261113blogCOP31-webinarpublicity.png 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>Please keep the witness and advocacy of Lutherans and all participants in COP31 in prayer. And be encouraged that faith perspectives and experiences, alongside other voices for climate justice, are showing up <\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">and working to shape a sustainable future.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h5><span style=\"color: #333399\"><b>More Information<\/b>\u00a0<\/span><\/h5>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Look for views from COP31 on @ELCAadvocacy and @TexasImpact. Texas Impact is in the ELCA-affiliated State Public Policy Office network. Lutheran World Federation, which also has presence at COP31, will also share reporting including on socials @LutheranWorld.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Lutheran participants in COP31 will share what they experienced, spoke to and learned in a webinar scheduled for Feb. 3, 2027, at 3 p.m. ET. Register for &#8220;Voices of Faith in Climate Action: COP31 and Beyond&#8221; at <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/bit.ly\/ELCAwebinarCOP31\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">https:\/\/bit.ly\/ELCAwebinarCOP31<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> .<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Faith Snipes, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow\u00a0 The annual United Nations climate summit is taking place for a second year without official U.S. government participation. &#8220;Lutherans around the world are seeing the impacts of climate change and environmental degradation on our communities in real-time. 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