Lander-Grinspoon Academy Joins Jewish Coalition to Act on Climate Crisis

The Lander-Grinspoon Academy (LGA) in Northampton, MA has joined a growing coalition of Jewish community organizations who recognize the existential threat and moral urgency of climate change and commit to taking action.

As a member of the Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition, LGA has signed the Coalition Founding Statement, publicly articulating that collective climate action is necessary and that the Jewish community is responding. As well, as a Coalition member, LGA will develop and release a Climate Action Plan annually, detailing climate actions taken to-date and setting strategic goals for the coming year, including reducing greenhouse gas emissions through a variety of strategies and interventions, as well as multiplying impact in the areas of education, advocacy, and finance.

Hazon, the leading Jewish environmental organization, is convening the Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition in partnership with its 20 founding partners representing national and international Jewish umbrella organizations.

“It is undeniable: the climate crisis is here, wreaking havoc upon our communities, and especially those most vulnerable in our society,” says Jakir Manela, Hazon CEO. “We are forming this coalition in order to firmly, collectively, and continually ask and answer the question: what are we going to do about it?”

“If the North American Jewish community were a country, its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions would be larger than that of 162 countries! This is an existential planetary crisis, but also a profound opportunity to come together. It’s time we tackle this challenge with the full force of the Jewish community. We need all the ingenuity, resilience, resourcefulness, wisdom, and perseverance of the Jewish people. We need everyone.” 

The Jewish Climate Leadership Coalition publicly launched on September 15, 2022 and is open to Jewish organizations everywhere. Interested parties are encouraged to visit hazon.org/coalition to learn more. There is no cost to join the Coalition.