Religion as a strategic response to climate change

宗教作为应对气候变化的战略对策

• 批准号: 2277122
• 金额: --
• 依托单位: University of Leeds
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Studentship
• 财政年份: 2019
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2019 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=studentship-2277122
• 关键词: Religion; strategic; response; climate; change

The last decade has seen an increasing number of faith-based organisations (FBOs) formally register with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ESCOSOC) (Haynes 2017; Tomalin 2018). This has coincided with evermore pressing global concern to address climate change and its consequences (UNFCC 2018; COP24 2018). The causes and impact of climate change have received much scholarly and public attention, yet academic research on international FBOs engaged with the UN has focussed on their role in socio-economic development and humanitarianism (Haynes 2017; Carrette 2017), whilst their contributions to climate change action remain under-researched (Ellingson 2012; Berry 2016). The UN itself recognises the potential here, with the publication of the UN Environment Strategy on Engaging with FBOs (UNEP 2018), in the aftermath of the new UN Sustainable Development Goals in 2015. This project addresses these gaps by researching how and what types of FBOs are engaging with climate change action at the UN level and the extent to which they adopt distinctive styles of 'faith-based' activism and campaigning within the UN system. It will be important to address Carrette's (2017:7) suggestion that FBOs at the UN, though motivated by religion, may operate through "chameleon politics" whereby religion is used more tactically for strategic cooperation. The ways in which FBOs attempt to bridge the gap between international climate change policy and grassroots faith communities in the Global South will also be addressed. I will examine the assumptions often made in studies on environmentalism, both academic and policy, that that faith traditions are inherently environmentally friendly and that this can be regenerated in the Global South to address climate change (Jenkins 2018). Do these discourses romanticise the relationship between religions and environmentalism, or can they inform strategies to address climate change? Berry, E. 2016. Social Science Perspectives on Religion and Climate Change. Religious Studies Review. 42(2), pp. 77-85. Carrette, J. 2018 Introduction: Religion, the United Nations and Institutional Process. In: Carette, J. and Miall, H. eds. Religion, NGOs and the United Nations Visible and Invisible Actors in Power. London: Bloomsbury Academic, pp. 1-17. Ellingson, S. et al. 2012. The Structure of Religious Environmentalism: Movement Organizations, Interorganizational Networks, and Collective Action. Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion. 51(2), pp. 266-285. Haynes, J. 2017. Global Governance and the United Nations: The 'Clash of Civilisations' and the 'Rise' of RNGOs. Globalisations. 14(6), pp. 1-9. Jenkins, W. et al. 2018. Religion and Climate Change. Annual Review of Environment and Resources. 43(9), pp. 9.1-9.24. Tomalin, E. 2018. Religions, Poverty Reduction and Global Development institutions. Palgrave Communications. 4(132), pp. 1-12. UNEP 2018. UN Environment Strategy: Engaging with Faith-Based Organisations. Available from: https://www.unenvironment.org/ UNFCC 2018. Katowice Climate Change Conference: COP24. Available from: https://unfccc.int/

在过去的十年中，越来越多的信仰组织（FBO）正式向联合国经济和社会理事会（ESCOSOC）注册（Haynes 2017; Tomalin 2018）。这与应对气候变化及其后果的日益紧迫的全球关注相吻合（COPCC 2018; COP 24 2018）。气候变化的原因和影响受到了学术界和公众的广泛关注，但对与联合国合作的国际FBO的学术研究主要集中在其在社会经济发展和人道主义中的作用（Haynes 2017; Carrette 2017），而他们对气候变化行动的贡献仍然研究不足（Ellingson 2012; Berry 2016）。联合国本身也认识到了这方面的潜力，在2015年新的联合国可持续发展目标之后，联合国环境规划署发布了《联合国环境规划署与FBO合作战略》（UNEP 2018）。该项目通过研究FBO如何以及何种类型参与联合国层面的气候变化行动，以及它们在联合国系统内采用独特的“基于信仰”的行动主义和运动风格的程度，来解决这些差距。Carrette（2017：7）认为，联合国的FBO虽然受到宗教的激励，但可能通过“变色龙政治”运作，即宗教更有策略地用于战略合作，这一点很重要。FBO试图弥合国际气候变化政策与全球南方基层信仰社区之间差距的方式也将得到解决。我将研究在环保主义研究中经常做出的假设，包括学术和政策，即信仰传统本质上是环境友好的，并且可以在全球南方再生以应对气候变化（詹金斯2018）。这些话语是否将宗教与环保主义之间的关系浪漫化，或者它们可以为应对气候变化的战略提供信息？贝里，E. 2016.宗教与气候变化的社会科学观点。宗教研究评论。42（2），pp. 77-85. Carrette，J. 2018 Introduction：Religion，the United Nations and Institutional Process。In：Carette，J. and Miall，H. eds.宗教、非政府组织和联合国有形和无形的掌权者。伦敦：Bloomsbury Academic，pp. 1-17.埃林森，S。等，2012年。宗教环境主义的结构：运动组织，组织间网络和集体行动。宗教科学研究杂志。51（2），pp. 266-285. Haynes，J. 2017.全球治理和联合国：“文明的冲突”和RNGO的“崛起”。全球化。14（6），pp. 1-9. Jenkins，W.等，2018年。宗教与气候变化。环境与资源年度回顾。43（9），pp. 9.1-9.24. Tomalin，E. 2018.减贫和全球发展机构。帕尔格雷夫通讯公司第四卷，第132页。1-12.环境署，2018年。联合国环境战略：与信仰组织接触。可从：https://www.unenvironment.org/获取 2018年。卡托维兹气候变化会议：COP 24。可从以下网址获得：https://unfccc.int/