Islamic Declaration on Global Climate Change

Marrakech’s Koutoubia mosque has soaked up the Moroccan sun for nearly 900 years. Now it also puts those rays to work generating clean electricity with newly installed solar panels.

Muslim environmentalists give their religion — and their mosques — a fresh coat of green

December 30, 2016Environment

Morocco is enlisting Islam in its effort to get off fossil fuels, starting with installing solar panels on state-owned mosques. It’s part of a broader global effort to bring more Muslims into the fight against climate change.