Environment

• The environment is a critical social justice issue in society due to its far-reaching impacts on the Earth
• The environment is currently in a critical state, facing challenges such as climate change, pollution, and biodiversity loss
• Human activities, such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation, are driving climate change, leading to more frequent and severe weather events
• Pollution, from the air to water and even the soil beneath our feet, is harming ecosystems and human health
• Loss of biodiversity, caused by habitat destruction and pollution, threatens the stability of ecosystems
• Urgent action is needed to address these issues and protect the environment for future generations
• Caring for Our Common Home


  Catholic Social Teaching (CST) that guides humanity to solve the issue of environmental destruction
• Caring for Our Common Home CST


  • Promotes the concept of working together, fighting against the devastating impacts of environment-threatening issues
  • Accentuates the ideology that this is our common home, highlighting that we have no planet B
  • Explores how we must protect the earth not only for ourselves, but for many generations to come
• Pope Francis: 'A Christian who doesn't safeguard creation, who doesn't make it flourish, is a Christian who isn't concerned with God's work, that work born of God's love for us'
• God gave humanity the earth as a gift for us and for our salvation
• Over seven days, God made Earth and everything in it. He saw all that he had made and he saw that it was "good"
• Caring for the earth is not one individual's responsibility. It is the responsibility of all
• The Common Good


  Catholic Social Teaching (CST) that emphasises how we must treat others fairly
• The Common Good CST

  • Environmental stewardship asks that individuals treat the earth with the same respect and care as they would want it to be treated if we were generations of the future
  • By acting according to this CST, a fair and healthy world is guaranteed for all
  • We must listen to the cry of the earth and the cry of future generations
  • We must work together to address such injustices, fulfilling the purpose of humanity which is to follow the will and path of God to righteousness
• Luke 6:31: 'And as you wish that others would do to you, do so to them'
• The notion of injustice in the environment is explored through this CST. It consists in the fact that all people should have the right to see the Earth in its natural form
• By destroying the Earth, we do not consider the welfare of the generations to come