Dr. Hayhoe was invited to be the WEA's Climate Ambassador after many years observing her work, collaborating with her on various projects, and seeing her influence on this issue grow. Be it helping world leaders, national and local leaders, scientific bodies, church leaders, or the average person sitting in a classroom, at a kitchen table, or in a pew, Dr. Hayhoe has a gift for helping people grapple with the tough issue of climate change in a positive, yet tough minded and practical way. She is a person who makes a difference by reaching people through her unique mix of knowledge--biblical and scientific, compassion, wisdom, and practical sense.
Dr. Hayhoe didn't need the WEA to become a global ambassador for climate change, she was already operating in this capacity as an exemplary scholar, advocate, and Christian in this arena. Rather, the WEA asked Dr. Hayhoe if we could bless her by supporting her work on climate change--which we view as a mutual task keeping global temperature rise as low as possible--and encouraging the global evangelical community to do the same. The WEA is merely recognizing Dr. Hayhoe's God given gifts and vocation, which we acknowledge are not only for the evangelical community she is an active member of, but for all Christ's church, all peoples of the world, and all God's creatures.
The WEA is grateful to work with Dr. Hayhoe who is able to assist the WEA's climate work through:
- Providing scientific advice and council regarding climate change.
- Sharing helpful resources she develops. See below.
- Collaborating on select climate projects.
- Promoting the WEA's climate projects.
The WEA assists Dr. Hayhoe through:
- Encouraging the evangelical community to pray for Dr. Hayhoe. See below.
- Collaborating on select climate projects.
- Promoting Dr. Hayhoe's events and work to the evangelical community, to the wider body of Christ, and to the world.
To learn more about Dr. Hayhoe visit her website at http://www.katharinehayhoe.com
Pray For Dr. Hayhoe
Here Are Some Prayer Suggestions:
Pray for the health and wellbeing of Dr. Hayhoe and her family.
Pray for Dr. Hayhoe's research, writing, speaking, and the projects she's working on.
Pray that Dr. Hayhoe walk's closely with Jesus as she continues to grow as his disciple .
Working to keep global climate temperature rise as low as possible, helping people prepare for a changing climate, and fighting for climate justice can be very trying work. Pray Dr. Hayhoe experiences joys, encouragements, and breakthroughs in her work.
To pray for her speaking events and projects follow Dr. Hayhoe on Twitter, Facebook, or check with her website.
RESOURCES BY DR. HAYHOE
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
Inside the book cover "About the Author" info (emphasis added):
Katharine Hayhoe is a climate scientist and chief scientist for The Nature Conservancy. She is also the Endowed Professor in Public Policy and Public Law and Paul W. Horn Distinguished Professor at Texas Tech University. She has been named a United Nations Champion of the Earth and one of TIME's 100 Most Influential People, and serves as the climate ambassador for the World Evangelical Alliance. Katharine was a lead author for the U.S. Second, Third, and Fourth National Climate As-sessments, hosts the PBS digital series Global Weirding, and has written for the New York Times. Her TED Talk "The Most Important Thing You Can Do to Fight Climate Change: Talk About It" has been viewed over 5 million times. She has a BSc in physics and astronomy from the University of Toronto and an MS and a PhD in atmospheric science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
Global Weirding Video Series
Since Sept. 2016 Dr. Hayhoe has produced a television series on climate change entitled Global Weirding. Below are three select episodes. To watch more go to http://globalweirdingseries.com
TED Talk
At TEDWomen in 2018 Dr. Hayhoe gave a talk entitled The Most Important Thing You Can Do To Fight Climate Change Is Talk About It.