Engagement of Cities With Faith Leaders Regarding Climate Change Action: Metadata and Documentation, 2021-2022

The three documents archived comprise the project information sheet, the consent form, and the list of questions to be asked to faith leaders who act on climate change in the UK.

We conducted semi-structured interviews between October 2021 and February 2022 with individuals based throughout the UK (listed in the Appendix). We do not claim that this sample is representative of all of the views and experiences of Muslims involved in climate action. Interviewees included Muslims who were: local councillors; faith representatives and spokespeople; a civil servant; an employee in the not-for-profit climate sector; and environmental campaigners. We also interviewed two non-Muslims involved in interfaith activities with Muslim communities. We interviewed a wide range of individuals to analyse the experiences of different types of potential Muslim climate intermediaries, and the strategies, interactions, and impacts they demonstrate. We included anyone who self-identified as
Muslim and played a role in representing a community or acting on climate change with others. Meaning, they were not required to have passed any threshold for said involvement in climate action, because such criteria may have led to the exclusion of valuable perspectives regarding stymied involvement in climate action.

We identified interviewees by purposive sampling and searching online for climate activities within the UK that referred to Muslim participants or Islam. From there, the snowball method was used to expand our range of contacts. Interviews were conducted online, and interviewees were assured anonymity. Interviews ranged from 30 to 90 min in length, with the majority being around an hour, and were recorded on Zoom and then transcribed by professional transcription companies or by one of the co-authors.

The data could not be archived due to ethical constraints.