The overture does not mention recent evidence on global warming, such as Al Gore’s 2006 Oscar-winning documentary “An Inconvenient Truth” or claims that global warming theories were exaggerated.

On the 20th anniversary of its adoption by the 202nd General Assembly, a Charlotte Presbytery overture will ask the 219th GA to lift up “Call to Restore the Creation.” The original document called on the denomination to:
· Respond to the cry of creation, human and non-human;
· Engage in the effort to make the ‘90s the ‘turnaround decade’ for the environment; and
· Draw upon the resources of Biblical faith and the Reformed tradition for empowerment and guidance.

Ultimately, the 1990 document encouraged restoring creation as a central concern of the church, and asked that the concern be infused into theological work, evangelism, justice, peacemaking, worship, liturgy, public witness, global mission and congregational action. It also urged Presbyterian congregations, members and related institutions to adopt lifestyles reflecting stewardship of resources.

The Presbytery of South Louisiana, which experienced one of the country’s worst natural disasters nearly five years ago when Hurricane Katrina stormed ashore, will ask the PCUSA to lend its support to an effort to educate Presbyterians on wetland issues.

Citing environmental impacts on the region due to the loss of wetlands, South Louisiana will overture the GA this summer to establish financial support for a “theological wetlands education center” in the presbytery, develop educational materials on coastal land loss, lobby Congress through the PCUSA Washington Office to restore the deltaic regions of Louisiana and examine the role of corporations and institutions in the destruction of wetlands.