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    Trying to sway the Trump administration on climate change

    As the White House finalizes its budget, faith-based groups and security think tanks are pushing for climate change to make the cut. Can they succeed where others have failed?

    By Fatima Arkin // 07 March 2017

    In January, some of the most prominent religious organizations active in the United States wrote an open letter to then U.S. President-elect Donald Trump urging him to continue helping developing countries adapt and mitigate the devastating effects of climate change.

    “It is the moral responsibility of our nation, and our sacred task as people of faith, to protect our ecosystems, work for environmental justice, and address climate change,” they wrote.

    But when the groups took the letter to a number of Senate offices on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C, they were told in no uncertain terms that they now need to start speaking about what is in the U.S.’ national interests, recalls Jasmine Huggins, a senior policy and advocacy officer at the Church World Service, one of 32 faith-based organizations that signed the letter “in peace.”

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      Fatima Arkin@FatimaA8

      Fatima Arkin is a Devex contributor specializing in climate change, human rights, and sustainable development. She has reported across Asia, Africa, Europe, and North America for Foreign Policy, SciDev.net, Maclean's, and many others. She holds a B.A. in international development and history from McGill University and a graduate diploma in journalism from Concordia University, both located in Montreal, Canada.

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