Climate Justice
The Earth is sacred. Our communities are interconnected. And our future depends on how we respond—together.
Climate disruption affects all of us but some communities are hurt worse than others. Marginalized communities are hurt first and worst by climate disruption and are often least resourced to adapt and respond to changing climate conditions - and that’s usually by design.
With deep roots in extractive systems of harm, systemic oppression, and exploitation, climate justice is an intersectional justice issue that we must respond to as a complex crisis with the same root causes as the systems of oppression we fight so hard against.
Climate justice calls us to respond with urgency and moral clarity. Honoring the interdependent web of existence, we commit to cultivating communities of care so that all beings can flourish and thrive. This is not simply an environmental issue. It is a spiritual and ethical commitment to one another and to the Earth itself.
Side With Love organizes Unitarian Universalists to move from concern to collective action. Through spiritual grounding, political education, leadership development, and mobilization, we equip congregations and communities to build a just transition to a clean energy future, one rooted in abundance, interdependence, and care.
Our work is deeply relational. Climate impacts are lived locally, shaped by neighborhood, geography, and existing inequalities. That means our response must be rooted in listening, community care, and mutual supports, especially in times of disaster and disruption. When we center those most impacted, we build stronger, more resilient communities for everyone.
We partner with movements and coalitions working on the frontlines of climate justice, and we support congregations to transform their communities through our Four Essentials of Climate Justice: Congregational Transformation, Justice, Community Resilience, and Mitigation. Through initiatives like Green Sanctuary 2030: Mobilizing for Climate Justice and the UU Climate Justice Revival, communities are coming together to reimagine what is possible, breaking down silos, deepening faith, and stepping into collective power.
Climate justice is not only about preventing harm. It is about building something new.
Together, we are cultivating a future beyond extraction and exploitation, where all communities thrive.
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