As the world’s eyes turn to Dubai for the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28), Austin-based Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power & Light is sending video dispatches from the conference to the Chronicle.

So far, global climate change has manifested for Texans as hotter summers and weird winter storms. But for Small Island Developing States, climate change is a rapidly-approaching existential threat. Rev. James Bhagwan of Fiji explains the indigenous practice of community conversation called Talanoa, and offers some tough talk to developed countries dragging their feet on fossil fuel phaseout.

Follow Texas Impact/Texas Interfaith Power & Light’s continuing coverage from COP28.

About Texas Impact
Texas Impact exists to put faith into action. We equip faith leaders and their congregations with the information, opportunities, and outreach tools to educate their communities and engage with lawmakers on pressing public policy issues. We are an interfaith group that works together on issues that impact the most vulnerable people in our communities. We help people live out their faith in the public square, moving the faith community from charity to justice.

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