JECO was set up to emphasise and deepen the Jewish commitment to sustainability and to raise awareness within and beyond the Jewish community about Judaism’s strong environmental message.

The climate emergency is the foremost environmental issue of our times, so from 2020, this will become the focus of our activity, through the Jewish Climate Network initiative.

The Jewish Climate Network was established with the aim of catalysing the Jewish community to support and strongly advocate for action on the climate emergency. We are parents, teachers, doctors, community professionals from across the spectrum of the community who feel scared, angry, grief-stricken and overwhelmed at the enormity of the climate crisis, and the risk it poses to the health, well-being and security of our children and our community, and to human civilisation as a whole. Inspired by the Jewish value of pikuach nefesh, the saving of life, we feel we have no choice but to step up and take action. 

We believe that the Jewish community has the capacity, energy and resources to be a leading force for climate action in Australia. Your support will help us to deliver educational programs, advocacy training and special campaigns designed for all those who refuse to be bystanders and who wish to take action as members of the Jewish community.