#  Environmental Crisis 

 



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  [### Christianity and Oil in U.S. History

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/environmental-crisis/christianity-and-oil-us-history) The histories of oil in the U.S. and contemporary climate activism, are intertwined with histories of Christianity and race, fostering narratives about prosperity and progress.



 

   ![Woman speaking at a climat demonstration](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2025-04/PeoplesClimateMovement.jpg?itok=N6zILAgt) 

 

 

 

  [### Christianity and UN Climate Accords

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/climate-change/christianity-un-climate-accords)The diverse Christian church, which claims nearly one third of the world as members, has surprising institutional unity regarding climate change.



 

   ![Pope and Patriarch Climate Change](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_climate_christianity_card.jpg?itok=HvhUcvBE) 

 

 

 

  [### Environmental Fatwas of Indonesia

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/climate-change/environmental-fatwas-indonesia)There is growing consensus among Muslims that they must respond to climate change, partially because many majority Muslim countries are already feeling effects of the crisis.



 

   ![Indonesian firefighters in Borneo](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_climate_islam_card.jpg?itok=9pykDScV) 

 

 

 

  [### Jews and Fossil Fuel Exploration

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/climate-change/jews-and-fossil-fuel-exploration)While climate change concerns most Jews, many have complex views regarding fossil fuel exploration.



 

   ![Climate march in NYC](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_climate_judaism_card.jpg?itok=xy4yqYJJ) 

 

 

 

  [### Pollution and India's Living River

 ](/religion-in-context/case-studies/climate-change/pollution-indias-living-river)Hinduism is a global religion, but most Hindus live in India. Hindu goddesses are often a part of the Indian geographical landscape. This includes the deified river: the Ganges.



 

   ![Boats travel on the coast of the Ganges River](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_climate_hinduism_card.jpg?itok=hdvVUk53) 

 

 

 

  [### Pollution and Waste in Thailand

 ](/religion-context/case-studies/climate-change/pollution-and-waste-thailand)Environmental degradation, pollution, and shrinking natural resources are major problems in nearly every predominantly Buddhist nation.



 

   ![Wat Lan Kuad, or “the Temple of a Million Bottles"](/sites/g/files/omnuum8216/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/rpl/files/cs_climate_buddhism_card.jpg?itok=LsLZDR6c)