The Polity Committee approved POL-01 (the Olympia overture), with amendment.
Sexual orientation gender: Item POL-01, parts 1 and 2
What is was on the Consent Agenda at GA?
General Assembly backtracks on complete divestment from the fossil fuel industry
Fossil Fuels and Climate Justice
Fossil fuels and climate justice. After a protracted debate on alternative recommendations for aligning the values of the PC(USA) with its investments in fossil fuels, the GA initially approved overture ENV-02 encouraging categorical divestment in fossil fuels and other efforts to respond to climate change. However, in a historic turnabout, the assembly reversed its decision, disapproving ENV-02 and approving ENV-06, which directs further engagement with greenhouse gas emitters and the fossil fuel industry.
