My faith is an enormous motivator for me to engage as well, because climate change is not just an issue that affects the entire planet, it is one that disproportionately affects those who do not have the resources to cope with this change - those whom we are explicitly told as Christians to care for.

It's easier to discredit the science than to say that climate change is a genuine issue but we don't want to do anything about it.

We have to reach out to churches and schools and help people understand science, and we have to build rapport between scientists and people of faith. Then once we get that understanding and rapport built, then everyone will be on board with climate change.

When I look around, the biggest way in which we are failing to care for those in need is through ignoring climate change and acting like it doesn't exist. As a Christian, I believe that is something the church needs to know.

We need a price on carbon that accurately reflects its real costs on our society and our wellbeing.

We have to fix climate change with the people we have right now, and to a large extent with the perspectives we have right now as well.

For many of us, our values come from our faith.