Gore Addresses Faith and Spiritual Leaders at Brooklyn Summit
Executive Director Karenna Gore delivered the morning keynote address at “Climate Change, Disasters & the Vulnerable Communities We Serve,” the Fall 2022 New York City Faith Sector Preparedness Summit on Wednesday, September 28, at Brooklyn Borough Hall. In her address, “The Climate Emergency: Why Faith and Spiritual Communities Matter,” Gore noted that “faith and spirituality are themselves important to how many people respond to extreme weather events.” People understand their relationship with nature “in the context of their relationship with God or some divine being or beings.” Faith traditions teach about “caring the most vulnerable and those who have been