Green Sanctuary 2030
This is the 7th iteration of the Green Sanctuary Program since it began in 1989. Learn more about Green Sanctuary 2020 vision, mission, and outcomes.
When 2020 became 2021 the Green Sanctuary team created a new name for what had been initially dubbed “GS 2020”. The year 2020 was so tough it is a relief to focus beyond it! And, the new name responds to the 2018 UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report that to prevent increasingly catastrophic and irreversible trends, global net emissions of carbon dioxide need to fall 45% from 2010 levels by 2030.
The new name for what was Green Sanctuary 2020 is now: UUA Green Sanctuary 2030: Mobilizing for Climate Justice - A Roadmap for Congregations to Rise to the Crisis.
Getting Started or Renewing Your Green Sanctuary Accreditation
- Connect to Green Sanctuary staff and volunteers at Create Climate Justice, the online organizing community where congregations learn from other congregations, share successes and struggles, and leverage our collective work.
- Become an Accredited Green Sanctuary or Renew Green Sanctuary Accreditation
- If you began your process to become accredited or to renew your accreditation before September 15, 2020, please see the Green Sanctuary 2019 program materials
Procedure
Each congregation performs a self-assessment, writes a plan, and completes projects across: Environmental Justice / Climate Justice, Worship and Celebration, Religious Education, and Sustainable Living.
Collaboration
Congregations are also encouraged to join other UU initiatives, as well as inter-faith organizations. Create Climate Justice is a primary vehicle for collaboration. Examples of UU organizations dedicated to environmental / climate justice are:
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UU Ministry for Earth is as primary partner (and the parent group) of Green Sanctuary.
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UU Service Committee, UU College of Social Justice, UU United Nations Office, and UU Legislative Action networks all do powerful work on climate justice in different ways.
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UU Climate Action Teams is a network of UU congregational leaders focused on climate organizing.
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Environmental Justice Practitioners Network (EJPN) is a community of practice for Unitarian Universalist environmental and climate justice leaders and community partners.
