Sun Day Is Coming!!

This Great Idea comes straight from Katharine Hayhoe, lead scientist with the Nature Conservancy, and Christian author of Saving Us: A Climate Scientist’s Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World (Simon & Schuster). And from Diana Butler Bass – so….

In her 09.06.25 Talking Climate post, Hayhoe wrote:

‘If you are part of a faith community, consider joining a Sun Day event on September 19 to 21. That’s the weekend that GreenFaith US is helping mobilize people to raise their voices in support of solar and renewable energy. 

“In a time when climate denial, corporate greed, and political inaction threaten our communities and future, we gather not in despair—but in prophetic defiance and faithful hope. As fossil fuel subsidies expand and protections for people and the planet are rolled back, we know this fight is bigger than any one of us. That’s why people of faith and spirit are coming together to shine a light that cannot be ignored,” the organizers write.

“Together, we’ll ground in faith, rise in courage, and build a path forward for climate justice. All are welcome to be part of this urgent, historic movement—because the stakes have never been higher, and the time to act is now.”

If you live in the US, you can click on this interactive map to find an event near you. Don’t live in the U.S.? There’s nothing stopping you from starting your own Sun Day in your community using these same principles and organizing materials! Here’s a toolkit that explains more. (And if you do organize one, please input the information into this form so GreenFaith can add it to the map.)

Watch Sun Day’s campaign launch recording here to learn more about the vision and how to host your own event in your community.’

If your community – or any households within it – are ready to turn the observance into electrifying action, Hayhoe’s opening few paragraphs are a wealth of important info:

‘Two weeks ago, I shared that the U.S. federal electric vehicle tax credit will expire at the end of September. There are a number of other U.S. tax credits for home energy that the current administration is canceling, and projects must be fully installed by December 31, 2025, to qualify for credits—which is why it’s so great that Rewiring America made this handy guide on how to take advantage of these before they’re gone.

“We could cry, or we could electrify. Maybe a bit of both,” they write. “We exist to make electrification the affordable choice for every American. Right now, that means helping you take advantage of these credits before they expire to get the money back you deserve.”

They even have a tool that helps you plan how to upgrade your home and another tool that helps you find a contractor. And that’s not all—they’re also hosting chat sessions you can drop into to ask a real person your questions! Even if you’re not in the U.S., they can still help with information on the best approaches to electrify your home.

Find her full Talking Climate post here.

Diana Butler Bass has been writing about Sun Day for weeks (months? years?) now, too. Her latest installation, Sun Day Is Coming! features Bill McKibben’s new book, Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization (Porchlight).

Turn this into a full congregation topic:

Sun Day is nearly here!!!