Islamic leaders echo call for action on climate change

(The Christian Science Monitor) A group of Islamic environmental and religious leaders called on rich countries and oil-producing states to stop greenhouse gas emissions as early as possible, and no later than 2050.

Drafted on Tuesday, during the last day of the International Islamic Climate Change Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey, the Islamic Climate Declaration states that the climate change is "human-induced" and caused by "unwise and short-sighted use" of natural resources.

The Declaration asks all 1.6 billion Muslims, along with "people of all nations and their leaders," to aim to phase out greenhouse gas emissions as soon as possible and commit to 100 percent renewable energy.