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Scientific consensus that humans are driving climate change is 

. A survey released earlier this year found that 

. But among Christians, that percentage is markedly lower. A 2015 Pew study found that only 

28 percent of white evangelicals believe the Earth is warming because of human activity

 — by far the lowest percentage of any religious demographic in the survey.

But those numbers flip when it comes to Christian millennials and Generation Z. They 

overwhelmingly accept the scientific consensus

, and they say caring for God's creation makes it imperative to do something about the warming planet before it's too late.

MPR News host Kerri Miller spoke with two young environmental activists who are using faith to motivate their generation to fight climate change.

, climate justice campaign coordinator for Sojourners and co-chair of the group Young Evangelicals for Climate Action

, executive director of Creation Justice Ministries

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Evangelicals have long focused more on saving souls than on saving God's creation. But some younger believers want to flip the script. Kerri Miller spoke with two environmental activists who are motivated by their faith to do something about climate change.

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