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What is the Shia perspective on Climate Change?

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The grand muftis of both Lebanon and Uganda supported the 2015 Islamic Declaration on Climate Change, saying: >We particularly call on the well-off nations and oil producing states to lead the way in phasing out greenhouse gas emissions as early as possible and no later than the middle of the century. Whereas the Declaration itself contained a strongly worded warning: >Our species, though selected to be steward (*khalifah*) of the earth, has been the cause of such corruption and devastation on it that we are in danger of ending life as we know it on earth. This current rate of climate change cannot be sustained. And the earths fine equilibrium (*mizan*) may soon be lost. However, Morocco was the only Middle Eastern country to present an emissions cutting climate pledge ahead of the summit, with the then environment minister, Hakima el-Haote saying: >It is an emotive call for a spiritual fight against climate change that will be very important for Muslims ... It speaks to issues of accountability, fairness, differentiation and adapaptability on the Paris Agreement. I think the right way to make this call is through the Qu'ran. Whilst, Ali al-Naimi, the Saudi oil minister said: >In Saudia Arabia we recognise that eventually, one of these days, we are not going to need fossil fuels. I don't know when, maybe in 2040, 2050 or thereafter ... [and got this reason plan to become] a global power in solar and wind energy ... Solar could be more economic than oil And that they planned to export electricity rather than oil. Notably, in the main conference organised by the Islamic Declaration only a single religious scholar from Saudia Arabia attended, whilst none of the invited Shia religious leaders did so, **Q. Given how much of the economy is dependent on oil, this might only have been expected of Saudia Arabia. Though of course one might equally and more justifiably argue exactly the opposite should hold. However, what underlines the complete lack of representation by the Shia clerics on this urgent global issue which affects the Islamic world just as much as the world elsewhere?** **And has this changed since 2015?**
Asked by Mozibur Ullah (1457 rep)
Sep 2, 2020, 07:23 AM
Last activity: Sep 3, 2020, 11:29 AM