Faith Responses to the Clean Power Plan

President Obama's Clean Power Plan sets goals for reducing carbon emissions from power plants on a state-by-state basis, ultimately helping the United States transition to an economy based on clean energy. The Environmental Protection Agency cannot currently enforce the Clean Power Plan due to legal challenges. Religious groups have spoken out and filed amicus briefs in support of the Clean Power Plan.

Faith Groups Respond to Clean Power Plan Rollback

Faith organizations issued a joint statement on the release of the Affordable Clean Energy rule.

On the heels of the Trump Administration's announcement of the Affordable Clean Energy rule, faith organizations issued statements against the rollback.
  • Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology statement.
  • Click here for the Friends Committee on National Legislation statement.
  • Evangelical Environmental Network statement here 
  • Catholic Climate Covenant statement here 
  • Franciscan Action Network statement here 
  • Columban Center statement here
  • Young Evangelicals for Climate Action statement here 
  • Christian Reformed Church statement here 
  • ​Interfaith Power and Light statement
  • Creation Justice Ministries statement
  • Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology statement
  • Leadership Conference of Womens Religions statement
  • Jesuit Conference Office of Justice and Ecology statement

​National religious organizations and faith leaders have praised the Clean Power Plan:

In the News

Numerous groups have have issued statements regarding the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed rule to regulate carbon pollution from existing power plants, including:
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