Open AccessChristopher G. Weeramantry, Tread Lightly on the Earth: Religion, the Environment, and the Human Future
Author(s) -
Zarilla
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
islam and civilisational renewal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2041-8728
pISSN - 2041-871X
DOI - 10.52282/icr.v2i4.618
Subject(s) - humanity , work (physics) , political science , human rights , renewable energy , law , the arts , environmental ethics , tread , sociology , engineering , philosophy , mechanical engineering , chemistry , natural rubber , electrical engineering , organic chemistry
Most religions tell us that nature is the beautiful and perfect handiwork of God worthy of respect and protection. These principles should be integrated into international law if we are to address the current crisis facing humanity. Christopher Gregory Weeramantry discusses these ideas comprehensively in his book. The work received support from the World Future Council (WFC), an independent think-tank founded in 2007 in Hamburg, Germany, whose members are active in governmental bodies, civil society, business, science and the arts. The WFC’s primary focus has been on the issue of climate change by promoting laws such as the renewable energy Feed-in Tariff.