Chattanoogans hold candlelight vigil for climate - Chattanooga Times Free Press
Chattanoogans hold candlelight vigil for climate | Chattanooga Times Free Press
As the COP28 climate conference gets underway in Dubai, Chattanoogans gathered Sunday evening to hold a candlelight vigil calling for leaders to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions.
"We are running out of time," said Dan Joranko of Tennessee Interfaith Power and Light, which helped organize the event at nightfall outside the Hunter Museum of American Art.
Sandra Kurtz, of the group's Tennessee chapter, said different religious groups share a common moral concern when it comes to pollution, extreme weather and displacement of people around the world.
Joranko told the gathering that 2023 is set to be the hottest year on record. He warned of increased wildfires, drought and rising sea levels that could reshape the world for generations to come.
He called the Chattanooga climate plan, which his group has been helping map out along with others such as the Sierra Club and Sunrise Chattanooga, the best in Tennessee.
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