Foros

This forum is to introduce yourself and to get to know each other. It is also the place to ask any questions about the course.

Spiritual Reflections on Nature and Humankind

In this forum you can share your spiritual reflections about human relationship with nature as well as thoughts and resources about environmental sustainability.  Unit material

Science and Religion

Here you can discuss the nature of science, its relationship with religion and values, and the importance of climate science. (Climate science itself will be discussed in the forums of Units 3 and 4.)  Unit material

The Impacts of Climate Change

Here you are encouraged to share your thoughts about the impacts of climate change as well as any experiences with climate-related natural disasters.  Unit material

The Causes of Global Warming

Share with us what strikes you the most about the causes of climate change, and ask any questions about climate science. Unit material

Climate Change Mitigation – What Must Be Done

Here you can discuss the many actions our governments and we humans collectively must take to slow down global warming. (We will discuss individual actions in Unit 10). You may also share your thoughts and knowledge about the practical efforts needed to adapt to a changing climate.  Unit material

Spiritual Principles for a Sustainable World

This is the place to discuss materialism and consumerism and how they affect the climate. Principles of spiritual development, moderation, and the many aspects of climate justice can elevate this conversation.  Unit material

Ethical Principles for Social Transformation

How can we express the oneness of humankind in our personal lives considering climate change? This is also the place to discuss global collaboration and global institutions for effective climate change mitigation as well as many other ethical principles and Baha’i teachings that are often not yet considered in the context of climate change.  Unit material

Addressing a Challenging Reality

Part 1 - Prospects for the Future  (unit material)

Part 2 - Addressing a Challenging Reality  (unit material)

In this forum you are encouraged to ask any questions about and discuss the challenges of a warming climate (as projected by science) and of a transition toward an environmentally sustainable global order.

Reasons for Hope

Part 1 - The Role of Religious Communities  (unit material)

Part 2 - Hope in a World of Turmoil - a Bahá'í Perspective  (unit material)

This is the place to discuss climate anxiety and questions such as “what is true progress?” and “how can we find hope in a world of turmoil?”

A Holistic Approach to Action

In this forum you can share your personal actions, be it by changing your lifestyle or by engaging in educational activities such as children’s or youth classes, or in public discourse or social action.  Unit material

How to approach public discourse and conversations expressing relevant Bahá’í principles, sharing your own experience and learning from each other

Building community solidarity and resilience, reading your local reality, addressing climate issues with children and youth, undertaking social action

Sharing experience bringing in moral, ethical and spiritual perspectives coherent with climate science, touching hearts as well as minds

Some of you are musicians or artists expressing climate change and values through your works, to be shared and discussed here

Course participants are invited to consider the questions of the COP30 Global Ethical Stocktake and submit written responses in this forum by the end of September. See the Global Ethical Stocktake page on the IEF website for the questions and relevant Bahá’í texts: https://iefworld.org/GlobalEthicalStocktake