Many faith organizations, including Interfaith Power & Light, Earth Ministry, and Creation Justice Ministries, promote carbon fasting as a way to make small, personal changes while also drawing attention to society’s unsustainable uses of carbon. Especially in the time of Lent, they encourage everyone to be more mindful of their carbon footprint and as a Lenten discipline, participate in self-imposed restrictions of carbon use. There are many resources provided on how and why to take part in a carbon fast.
Greening the Parish is an initiative started by the Department of Inter-Orthodox, Ecunemical and Interfaith relations. It was inspired by the work of Patriarch Bartholomew, who is more commonly known as the Green Patriarch. On this website, there are initiatives, practices, and educational materials that teach environmental stewardship.
