Earth is our home. We are part of this world and its destiny is our own. Life on this planet will be gravely affected unless we embrace new practices, ethics, and values to guide our lives on a warming planet. As Unitarian Universalists, how can our faith inform our actions to remedy and mitigate...

Climate Action Teams (CATs) are formed by congregations and they determine their own goals and values. The following steps are recommendations that CATs can utilize if they choose so. The main requirement is to register with the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office....

Climate change is a confusing topic, not to mention terrifying. It often feels more about problems than solutions, which makes it easy to push to the sidelines as “something scientists can deal with.” This course aims to give participants a solid understanding of the facts behind climate change,...

The following steps are recommendations that CATs can utilize if they choose, to help get started taking climate action as a team. The main requirement is to register with the Unitarian Universalist United Nations Office. “CAT Values and Goals” and “Ten Suggestions to Get Involved on Climate...

Introduction“Tragedy of the Commons” is key to the discussion of the morality associated with the exploitation of resources and the human causes of climate change. The concept is that a group of people sharing a resource that no one owns, such as air, will exploit it to the maximum possible...

This curriculum is aimed at fourth and fifth graders. However, it can be used for a range of ages. Use your judgment to determine which activities are appropriate for your group, and feel free to add to them as needed....

Introduction The UN makes an important distinction in the terminology we use to describe natural disasters. They claim that events such as hurricanes, volcanic eruptions, and earthquakes are natural hazards. They become disasters when humans are affected because they are unprepared. With the...

Introduction Climate change is altering the health of our planet, and human health is being affected at the same time. There are many ways in which this is happening, including pollution, hunger that increases susceptibility to disease, and air and water quality....

Introduction Energy is a big subject on the world stage right now. We are running out of exploitable fossil fuels, so it is key that we develop renewable energy sources. However, each has its pros and cons....

Introduction Droughts are the leading cause of food shortages in the world, with other natural disasters such as flooding and storms not far behind. We grow enough food to feed all 7 billion people on our planet, yet approximately one in eight people are hungry every day. In this unit we will...

Appendix 1 These are not in any particular order because they often combine to create larger problems. Drought: when there isn’t enough water crops can’t grow. When there are no crops in the ground fertile topsoil blows away, making it harder to grow crops even when there is sufficient water.

About the Author Lily Hartzell is a rising senior at Sequoia High School in California. She comes from a Unitarian Universalist family, and she is member at the Unitarian Universalist (UU) Fellowship of Redwood City. At the time of developing this curriculum she is an intern at the Unitarian...