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Parish Energy can support with energy contracts

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Parish Energy can support with energy contracts

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Parish Energy supports churches in securing competitive, fully managed gas and electricity contracts, using the collective buying power of the Church of England.

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More information about net zero carbon technology 

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The Church of England have created a series of videos where experts in net zero carbon technologies, church insurance, and conservation talk you through the process of reducing your church's carbon footprint

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More information about net zero carbon technology | The Church of England

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This video series is designed to help you understand the different approaches to heating a church and the considerations around each one.

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The Energy Resilience Fund provides a blended funding package of loan (60%) and grant (40%) to bolster the energy resilience of eligible charities and social enterprises in England.

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How can we become better at caring for creation and improving our lives and the lives of others through healthy, eco-friendly and sustainable living this Lent?

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How can we become better at caring for creation and improving our lives and the lives of others through healthy, eco-friendly and sustainable living? The Lenten 40-day period before Easter gives us the opportunity to…

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Historic England are hosting a series of webinars throughout March and April to walk through the main steps in developing a Decarbonisation Plan for a heritage building.

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Decarbonisation Plan Webinars | Historic England

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A series of webinars to walk through the main steps in developing a Decarbonisation Plan for a heritage building.

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Creating Nature Trails of Faith and Wellbeing

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Creating Nature Trails of Faith and Wellbeing

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A church in the Diocese of Winchester has created resources to help other churches plan a wellbeing and nature trail around their churchyard

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Diocese of Winchester - Communications Team

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All Saints Fawley Invites Churches to Create Nature Trails of Faith and Wellbeing - Diocese of Winchester

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All Saints Church in Fawley has a large churchyard brimming with plants and wildlife, but just a few years ago it was overgrown and in need of care. A new […]

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Leading by Example: Liverpool Cathedral’s Net Zero Journey 

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How the Cathedral community is taking strides towards reducing its carbon footprint as part of its response to climate justice.

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Leading by Example: Liverpool Cathedral’s Net Zero Journey | The Church of England

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Liverpool Cathedral is the largest cathedral in Britain and the fifth largest in the world. Appropriately, it does everything on a huge scale, hosting between 600-700,000 visitors a year and is open every day of the year for both church and civic events.

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An Introduction to Sustainable Church Flowers

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An Introduction to Sustainable Church Flowers

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Lent webinars from SCF, Thursday 12 March 6-7pm and Monday 23 March 1-2pm

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Sustainable Church Flowers Lent Webinars

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Since the 5th century parishes have marked Rogation Sunday (10th May this year) by walking their boundaries and praying for the land. The British Pilgrimage Trust is offering £250 grants to help parishes bring this tradition back to life.

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Our Rogation Sunday 2026 Campaign, with 2025 Reports

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Support our Rogation Sunday Campaign: help British Pilgrimage Trust revive ancient prayer walks, bless the land, and grow pilgrimage across Britain.

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Energy Footprint Tool - Frequently Asked Questions

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Energy Footprint Tool - Frequently Asked Questions

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The Diocese of Liverpool have put together a list of frequently asked questions to support churches in completing the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) for 2026.

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Energy Footprint Tool FAQs - Diocese of Liverpool

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We’ve put together a list of frequently asked questions to support you in completing your Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) for 2026. You can complete your EFT…

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Ten Commandments of Climate-Responsible Banking 

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Ten Commandments of Climate-Responsible Banking 

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The World Council of Churches have created Ten Commandments of Climate-Responsible Banking to encourage faith communities to divest from fossil fuels

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Ten Commandments of Climate-Responsible Banking

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Ten Commandments of Climate-Responsible Banking

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The environmental impact of church flowers

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The environmental impact of church flowers

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Ideas for how to make the floral arrangements in your church more sustainable

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Sustainable Church Flowers are encouraging churches and cathedrals to explore ways of arranging flowers that are both beautiful and environmentally responsible

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Creation, Worship and Liturgy Workshop 28 April 2026

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Creation, Worship and Liturgy Workshop 28 April 2026

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This creative and theological workshop invites you to explore how liturgy and worship can reflect God’s love for creation

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Creation, Worship and Liturgy Workshop - St Augustine’s College of Theology

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This creative and theological workshop invites you to explore how liturgy and worship can reflect God’s love for creation. Learn about the new Feast of God the Creator, launching in September 2026, and develop practical ways to celebrate creation in your own church setting.

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Care for ancient and veteran yew trees in your churchyard

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Caring For God’s Acre – the conservation charity for burial grounds across the UK

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Join The Big Plastic Count to uncover the true scale of the UK’s big plastic problem and call on the government to do more about it.

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Once we have a school or household's count results, we apply national data on different types of plastic to calculate how much, on average, would be collected for recycling, what's then likely to happen to it, and what that means for your footprint.
What is the Global Plastics Treaty?
Right now, world leaders are negotiating The Global Plastics Treaty; an international legal agreement to prevent the harmful impacts of plastic. This United Nations Treaty is a once-in-a-generation chance to protect our planet from plastic pollution. The UK Government needs to push for this Treaty to be as strong and ambitious as possible.
What if we use a lot of plastic?
Please remember, this isn't about feeling guilty about the amount of plastic you use! Too much single-use plastic is produced and there aren't reusable alternatives that suit everyone's needs. Together we're gathering the evidence needed to push for proper action on plastic.

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The UK's biggest investigation into household plastic waste. Together let's push the government to tackle the plastic crisis.

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Identify and understand who lives in your parish, and the real issues they may face, such as poverty, housing and education

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When you think about the parish you live in, does it feel quite deprived, fairly wealthy, or somewhere in the middle?

We live in one of the most unequal countries in the western world, where babies born within a few miles of one another can have widely differing life expectancies - of 10 years or more.

How do we feel about these vast differences in life chances and what can churches do to help bridge the gap?

Start here by finding out more about the level of poverty in your parish and how this compares with other parishes locally and nationally.
Use the search tools above to discover more about poverty in your parish.

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When you think about the parish you live in, does it feel quite deprived, fairly wealthy, or somewhere in the middle? We live in one of the most unequal countries in the western world, where babies born within a few miles of one another can have widely differing life expectancies - of 10 years or more.

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Local environment data for your constituency or local authority

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Whether you’re part of a community group, a council worker or an interested resident, use data from Friends of the Earth’s Near You tool to access information about your local area and drive improvements to make your community more climate friendly.

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The British Trust for Ornithology Birds in Greenspaces project aims to find out just how important greenspaces are for UK birds, and provide guidance on effective greenspace management for birds and people

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The BTO Birds in Greenspaces project aims to find out just how important greenspaces are for UK birds, and provide guidance on effective greenspace management for birds and people – and we want your help!

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Completing the Energy Footprint tool is a simple but powerful way to support the Church of England’s shared journey to net zero

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The Energy Footprint Tool | The Church of England

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The Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) is now open for churches to enter energy use from 2025.

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Recordings of online discussions from Green Christian's 2025 conference on climate breakdown and how churches can help their communities prepare for what’s coming

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Conference 2025: Building on the Rock: Shared resilience for stormy times

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On Saturday 15 November 2025, we held our Annual Members Meeting and Conference at St Mark’s Church, Peterborough to hear from: Rupert Read, Climate Majority…

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Some ideas of nature activities for a messy church session

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An example plan to create a Messy Church session focused on creation

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Climate focused sermon notes and ideas for every Sunday of the year, based on the lectionary readings

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We seek to help clergy, lay preachers and all Christians to explore the set lectionary readings for each week from the perspective of creation care and ecological justice. By providing weekly reflections from activists, theologians and church leaders across the world church we hope that this blog will resource and encourage Christians to grow in our care for God's creation.

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A short video explaining green energy tariffs

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A simple guide to switching to a green tariff

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A simple guide to switching to a green tariff

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Information from the Church of England on how to change your energy supplier to a green energy tariff

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Research from the University of Manchester on how religious traditions are responding to the climate crisis

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Research Explorer The University of Manchester

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Responding to the crisis of climate change is a 'big ask' for all sectors of society. Religious traditions are among the groups responding to the crisis: for example, by campaigning to draw governments' attention to the climate emergency and trying to put their own eco-house in order.

This research project will focus on Christianity in the UK to explore in detail the on-the-ground theological changes generated by this big ask. Specifically, it will consider how the need to respond to the climate emergency is both leading to theological innovation and shaping Christian climate responses in three contexts: Roman Catholic and Church of England denominations; a Christian international development agency, and Christian advocacy and activist groups.

There is widespread agreement that anthropogenic climate change raises moral concerns as well as scientific and political issues. Moral concerns, however, do not emerge in a vacuum but in a cultural milieu or ethos which depend on certain ethical concepts, commitments and dispositions. Responding to climate change is therefore not only a matter of science and politics but also of ideology and belief.

Whose ideology and which belief, however?

A central theological and moral tradition of the Christian Church that is challenged by the climate crisis is 'personalism'. Personalism identifies the situation and task of the human understood by reference to personal attributes (will, reason, dispositions, etc.). Personalism relates also to human exceptionalism: personalist categories disembed the human from its 'natural' environment and thereby render the human an exception. Personalism is central to Christian theological traditions and moral deliberations. Such centrality explains why some religion scholars argue that Christianity can never be a 'dark green' religion.

This project seeks to test the ways in which existing theologies are in fact being adapted or extended better to serve ethical enquiry and moral action in the crisis of climate change. It also seeks to explore how the emphasis upon the human person is used among different Christian constituencies and what difficulties it creates for audiences receiving information on climate change and responding to its challenges. It also proposes to provide in a monograph a theological reinterpretation that draws on the project data and moves beyond personalism.

The conclusions of the research project will be provided as feedback to partners. Through reports and briefings, partners and similar organisations will be advised of the research findings (both theological and qualitative) and enabled to contextualise these findings in their own work. The reports on the findings of the project will allow partners and others through a process of shared learning to understand more clearly the difficulties they are encountering in fundraising, creating and managing change, and understanding and responding creatively to 'personalist' cultures.

The briefings, together with other sources, will explore how to embed the findings in partners' contexts towards consciousness raising and culture change. Such feedback will make it easier for these denominations, agencies and activist groups to meet the demands of the big ask. This same feedback will be of wider interest to other groups as civil society gears up to respond to the adaptation and mitigation demands of climate change.

Funded by the Arts and Humanities Research Council: project AH/W004089/1

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Responding to the crisis of climate change is a 'big ask' for all sectors of society. Religious traditions are among the groups responding to the crisis: for example, by campaigning to draw governments' attention to the climate emergency and trying to put their own eco-house in order.

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Ideas and resources to help your church community to support the Rewild the Church campaign.

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A Rocha UK - Season of Creation Resources

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A Rocha UK - Season of Creation Resources

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Resources to support your church family to join in with Creationtide

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A Rocha UK’s Eco Church programme equips churches in England and Wales to care for creation.

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This Season of Creation, pledge to switch your church to a green energy supplier

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The Great Switch for Creation | The Church of England

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Switching to a green tariff is a sacred act of care and leadership. We have the practical tools to help you take action today.

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An examplr of an Eco Parish newsletter from the Parish of Bardsey with East Keswick

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Our Eco Journey - Parish of Bardsey with East Keswick

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Our Eco Journey - Parish of Bardsey with East Keswick

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An example of an Eco Parish's website to give you some ideas

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Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report Jan-Dec 2024

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Net Zero Carbon 2030 Impact Report Jan-Dec 2024

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Highlighting stories from churches and cathedrals who have installed solar panels, LED lighting, heat pumps and more

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New report highlights impact of Net Zero ambition | The Church of England

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New report highlights the impact so far of the Church of England’s net zero ambition

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The nation’s first free, full-scope carbon emissions calculator, built for – and in collaboration with – nurseries, schools and colleges.

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Want to count your school’s carbon footprint? Find out your school’s carbon emissions and receive your personalised carbon reduction plan.

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Let’s Go Zero is the national campaign uniting teachers, pupils, parents and their schools as they all work together to be zero carbon by 2030

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The UK's zero carbon schools campaign, uniting schools working to become carbon zero by 2030 and safeguard the planet for future generations.

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New guide helps schools take first steps to decarbonisation

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New guide helps schools take first steps to decarbonisation

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A new animation and digital guide to help schools take the first steps to lowering their carbon emissions has been launched by the Church of England’s Net Zero Carbon 2030 programme.

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New guide helps schools take first steps to decarbonisation | The Church of England

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A new animation and digital guide to help schools take the first steps to lowering their carbon emissions has been launched by the Church of England’s Net Zero programme.

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Top tips to achieve Net Zero fundraising success

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Top tips to achieve Net Zero fundraising success

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Tips from the Church of England on how to fundraise for Net Zero projects

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Top tips to achieve Net Zero fundraising success | The Church of England

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Read our top tips for churches to achieve Net Zero fundraising success.

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A Practical Pathway to Net Zero Carbon for Churches

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A Practical Pathway to Net Zero Carbon for Churches

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This guide aims to give your church some simple practical steps as you begin your journey to net zero carbon

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A short video to help you fill in the Energy Footprint Tool

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Ten simple steps churches can take to reach net zero carbon

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Ten simple steps churches can take to reach net zero carbon

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Where do you start? It can all seem overwhelming. Follow the Church of England's ten simple steps to get your church started on its journey to net zero carbon.

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Ten simple steps churches can take to reach net zero carbon | The Church of England

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One of the ways churches can tackle climate change is through reducing the carbon released from buildings into the atmosphere. Here’s 10 quick tips to reduce carbon emissions in your church.

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Free, personalised and impartial advice about a range of low carbon technologies - get a personalised plan for your home.

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Energy curious? Get Energywise - find out what you could do to improve your home’s energy efficiency and save on your energy bills.

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All the stories about environmental action from the fantastic Positive News magazine

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Positive News is uplifting more readers than ever - helping to provide a balanced view of reality and empowering people to make a difference.

As a small, independent publisher, we rely on the support of our community to make our solutions journalism possible.

If you believe in what we do and would like to help make it happen, please consider making a regular or one-off contribution as a Positive News supporter. Thank you.

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Positive News is uplifting more readers than ever - helping to provide a balanced view of reality and empowering people to make a difference. As a small, independent publisher, we rely on the support of our community to make our solutions journalism possible.

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Sign Up to Our Special Net Zero Newsletter

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Sign Up to Our Special Net Zero Newsletter

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In this newsletter, you will learn all about the work churches acorss the Diocese are doing to be more eco friendly and find out about all the great schemes and grants we are running for churches!

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In this newsletter, you will learn all about the work churches acorss the Diocese are doing to be more eco friendly and find out about all the great schemes and grants we are running for churches!

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In this newsletter, you will learn all about the work churches acorss the Diocese are doing to be more eco friendly and find out about all the great schemes and grants we are running for churches!

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People often have complex emotional responses to the climate crisis, including grief, anger, blame, and many others. Deep Waters aims to help people navigate these responses through a Christian lens of love, wisdom, and justice, and to lead people into a place of active hope.

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People often have complex emotional responses to the climate crisis, including grief, anger, blame, and many others. Deep Waters aims to help people navigate these responses through a Christian lens of love, wisdom, and justice, and to lead people into a place of active hope.

Deep Waters can be used in a church context and seeks to be a practical resource for pastoral needs.

Do have a look at the details of the course on these pages.
If you would like to register your interest for future Deep Waters sessions please do so here. If you would like to run a Deep Waters course yourself for your church or group, please enquire via our contact page here. To get in touch on any other aspect of the Deep Waters programme, please also use our contact page.

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A fun and engaging way to help people understand more about the carbon footprint of different activities, and think about ways to cut their footprint

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Carbon Footprint Game – Climate Stewards

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A Lent challenge to live more simply and find new ways to cut your carbon footprint

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In the Bible, caring for creation is God’s first instruction to humans. This Lent, a time when Christians traditionally fast and focus on God, we encourage you to take up our Lent challenge – living more simply and finding new ways to cut your carbon footprint.

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This Lent, will you pray for the climate crisis? 

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This Lent, will you pray for the climate crisis? 

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Resources to help you set up a prayer station or host a Lent lunch to learn about the challenges faced by farming families in rural Africa as a result of the climate crisis

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This Lent, will you pray for the climate crisis?

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We know that prayer can make a difference. This Lent, will you pray for families in rural Africa living on the front line of the climate crisis? Use…

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The Whole Easter Story: Why the Cross is Good News for All Creation

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The Whole Easter Story: Why the Cross is Good News for All Creation

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A new Lent resource from A Rocha exploring how the cross transforms not just our own individual connection with Jesus, but also our relationships with each other and our world

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Ten green actions for outward facing church

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Ten green actions for outward facing church

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Ideas to make your church can be a green beacon for your community

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Ten actions to engage your church community in creation care

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Ten actions to engage your church community in creation care

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How to encourage your church community to understand and respond with love to the climate and nature crisis

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If you want to encourage your church community to understand and respond with love to the climate and nature crisis here are some ideas:

Normalise climate as a subject to be talked about in church and people will feel more able to talk about the subject outside. Katharine Hayhoe, a brilliant climate scientist and communicator who also happens to be a deeply committed Christian, says that the most important thing that we can do to fight climate change is to talk about it. Read more about and share her thoughts on the matter here. She's also a great person to follow on social media.

Melanie Nazareth is Green Christian's Churches Project Officer
Help people join the dots. Make the connections between creation care and all the other missional activity that your church is involved in - climate change and environmental destruction are amplifying all the other justice issues that we are involved in. We have a resource to help you do this. If your church hosts a food bank this might be the context to think about the link between the need for climate action and global food insecurity or about why LOAF principles are important. Fundraising or making donations for missionary support or to overseas projects are a good time to discuss the impact of climate change for that region.

Involve people in deciding on recycled loo paper! One church trialled 5 different brands of recycled loo paper and asked people to fill in a form rating them. It sounds a bit silly but it is a way to get people thinking about the impact that everyday choices can have on creation.

Start a regular prayer and study group to pray for Creation and reflect on what we are each called to do. Green Christian has a monthly Prayer Guide and a six week course Plenty! If a study group feels beyond you at the moment, then meet to pray together. Everyone knows how important prayer is.

Ask your church and particularly your leadership to join you for a showing of this Johann Rockstrom TED talk, followed by a discussion about the issues raised. This might work well at an evening drinks and nibbles event. Have at least one concrete ask at the end of the evening. It might be to sign up in support of the Climate and Nature Bill, to go for the next Eco church award or to join a vigil.

Ask to have creation care on your church council agenda as a standing item. Get care for creation in the church's mission statement or strapline.

Ask your church leadership to sign the church up

1. as a supporter of the Climate and Nature Bill and put a banner on the church railings

2. as a supporter of the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty Initiative

3. to Operation Noah's Green Investment Declaration

4. as a Green Christian church

It is now quite usual for churches to join the Eco Church programme, so if your church isn't registered, do some research and talk to people about the benefits of the programme. If your church is already on the programme, talk about moving on to more difficult stages. Ask the congregation for help and ideas. If you are there already, perhaps you can talk about how you would go beyond gold, Eco Church is a tool, not an end in itself.

Get your church involved in initiatives beyond the church that have a sustainability focus. If the church is not represented in something, get involved yourself and represent them or be the link. Attend events like this vigil and report back. Even if it is only you planning to join a vigil outside your MP's office, or a march in London, put it in the newsletter, encourage others to come with you, say you will be representing your church, ask people to pray for you and the effectiveness of the action, and talk about it in the church afterwards.

Celebrate the good things that are being done. Find the easy wins, and when done, celebrate those too. Take photos and get it in the newsletter, in notices, on the notice board, webpages, social media. Celebration is important - building joy, connection and community into creation care is a key part of what we need to do.

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If you want to encourage your church community to understand and respond with love to the climate and nature crisis here are some ideas: Normalise climate as a subject to be talked about in church and people will feel more able to talk about the subject outside.

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An introduction to the new Eco Church survey

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An introduction to the new Eco Church survey

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A very helpful video from the Diocese of Oxford describing the changes in the new version of the Eco Church survey

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An introduction to the new Eco Church survey

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Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme

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Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme

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The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme gives grants covering the VAT on repairs of over £1,000 to listed buildings used as places of worship.

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Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme

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The Listed Places of Worship (LPW) Grant Scheme gives grants covering the VAT on repairs of over £1,000 to listed buildings used as places of worship. You can also submit one claim in any 12-month period that is less than £1,000, but more than £500.

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2026 Environment Days and Key Events Calendar

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2026 Environment Days and Key Events Calendar

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The Church of England has launched a new interactive calendar which marks days and weeks of the year celebrating the environment.

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Environmental awareness days: Key dates for your diary in 2026

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Visit our guide to see the key environmental dates to look out for in 2026, what they represent, and how to get involved.

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Environmental Christian charity Operation Noah has launched a valuable resource about Growing Trees

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As churches around the world reflect, pray and take action to protect our common home as part of the Season of Creation, now is a great time to think about Growing Trees for the Climate - and we've released a new resource to help you get started on your tree-growing journey.

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This guide compares 4 of the more ethical bank accounts suitable for churches and charities, and is regularly updated

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Greener, Fairer Banking Guide - JustMoney Movement

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In this newly updated Greener, Fairer Banking Guide we compare 4 of the more ethical bank accounts suitable for churches and charities. We look at CAF Bank, the Co-operative Bank, Reliance Bank and Unity Trust Bank.

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Creation care hymns written by by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette

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carolynshymns.com : Earth Day and creation care

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Daily Prayer suggestions for environmental issues

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God of truth and justice:

Fill us with your spirit of compassion so we may live and act with and in solidarity with Creation.

Guide us in paths of righteousness that help us to tread softly on the land and sail gently on the sea.
Monday 26th August
Another Monday, another special animal to celebrate and pray for. Today is World Painted Dog Day. Fewer than 7,000 painted dogs are left across the entire continent of Africa. They may not be as famous as their trunked, horned, or maned neighbours, but these painted dogs -also known as African wild or hunting dogs-are beautiful, unique, and fascinating social animals. Painted dogs are native to Africa, and aren't found in the wild anywhere else on the planet. They live in small pockets across a handful of countries including Zimbabwe, the home of Painted Dog Conservation. " The threats are many. Loss of quality habitat and poaching represent the biggest problems. Unless we take action to address these threats, painted dogs will become extinct in our lifetime." Peter Clinston, Executive Director of Painted Dog Conservation.
https://www.painteddog.org/ Tuesday 27th August
As record temperatures and unprecedented impacts of climate change continue to affect billions of people across the planet, the United Nations and partners have announced a series of regional meetings aimed at increasing ambition in the next round of climate pledges under the Paris Agreement. In 2025, countries are required to submit new Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). These plans are known as NDCs 3.0. In these NDCs, countries are encouraged to set 2035 ambitious, economy-wide emission reduction targets that align with limiting global warming to 1.5°C and increase resilience to climate impacts... The Fora will use insights from COP28 and the Global Stocktake to focus on mitigation options, adaptation solutions and inclusion of super pollutants (short-lived non-CO ₂ pollutants), such as methane and black carbon in the NDCs.
https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/press-release/regional-fora-aim-increase-country-ambition-ahead-next-round-climate Wednesday 28th August
Researchers at the University of Arizona analyzed 20 years of satellite data to understand how different Amazon forest ecosystems respond to drought, write Claire Asher. They found that variations in water-table depth, soil fertility and tree height influence forests' response to droughts. In the southern Amazon, experts observed a strong relationship between groundwater availability and the forests' drought resilience. But the situation was more complex in the northern Amazon, where drought vulnerability depended on a combination of factors, including water availability, soil fertility and tree height. The study suggests scientists may have overestimated the risk of drought-related tree death - and the amount of carbon released into the atmosphere as a result - in the southern Amazon. However, long droughts, like the current one across the Amazon, can push these forests to the brink of collapse. The researchers created a map of drought resilience across the Amazon Basin, which shows that forests at high risk of deforestation are also most vulnerable to drought. These forests also play a key role in regional weather patterns by feeding the "atmospheric river" that brings rainfall to major agricultural areas.
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/07/the-amazons-most-fertile-forests-are-also-most-vulnerable-to-drought-study/ Thursday 29th August
Mars has posted a record 8% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions across its value chain year-on-year, driven by investments in efficiency, renewable energy and lower-impact agriculture, writes Sarah George. The success was confirmed this week in the multinational food and pet giant's annual 'Sustainable In A Generation ' Report, which tracks progress towards its sustainability ambitions. Mars' 2030 emissions commitment entails halving collective Scope 1 (direct), Scope 2 (power-related) and Scope 3 (indirect) emissions by against a 2015 baseline. The 2030 target supports a longer-term net-zero vision for 2050. Mars' emissions footprint in 2023 was 16% lower than in 2015, despite the business growing by 60% within the same timeframe in terms of annual sales.
https://www.edie.net/mars-decouples-growth-from-emissions-firms-up-1bn-climate-commitment/ Friday 30th August
Whale Sharks are listed as Endangered, which means that they are at risk of extinction in the wild, writes Kelli Whitehead... [They] are the largest member of the shark family and the largest fish in the world. Weighing up to 20 tonnes, they can grow up to 14 m long... Each year on the 30th of August we shine a spotlight on these incredible creatures. Living in warm waters around the world, whale sharks are filter feeders rendering their 3,000 tiny (around 5 mm long) teeth, of not much use while they spend their days hoovering up not only plankton and fish eggs but also small fish and squid... In the last 75 years, whale shark populations have declined by an estimated 63%, meaning there's a lot of work to be done raising awareness for whale sharks and their situation. Overfishing, habitat loss, climate change, slow reproduction and even improperly managed tourism all pose threats to their population.
https://saveourseas.com/international-whale-shark-day/ Saturday 31st August
According to the United Nations, environmental human rights defenders (EHRDs) are " individuals and groups who, in their personal or professional capacity and in a peaceful manner, strive to protect and promote human rights relating to the environment, including water, air, land, flora and fauna." Environmental defenders, many of whom are part of or represent indigenous peoples, remain highly vulnerable and under attack across the globe. Evidence suggests that as the climate crisis intensifies, violence against EHRDs also increases, whether through assaults, murders, intimidation, harassment, stigmatization, and criminalization. In 2022, at least 177 attacks against environmental defenders were recorded worldwide by the Global Witness, taking the total number of defenders killed between 2012 and 2022 to 1,910. Amongst these fatal attacks, 34% target Indigenous people, despite them only making up 5% of the world's population.
https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/updates/environmental-human-rights-defenders/ Sunday 1st September
The Season of Creation, which starts and runs until October 4 th, is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home. The theme for 2024 is " To hope and act with Creation " and the symbol is "The first fruits of hope", inspired by Romans 8:19-25.

We confess that we do not relate to the Earth as a Mothering gift from you, our Creator. Our selfishness, greed, neglect, and abuse have caused the climate crisis, loss of biodiversity, human suffering as well as the suffering of all our fellow creatures. We confess that we have failed to listen to the groans of the Earth, the groans of all creatures, and the groans of the Spirit of hope and justice that lives within us. May your Creator Spirit help us in our weakness, so that we may know the redeeming power of Christ and the hope found in him. (taken from the 2024 prayer, found in the celebration guide)
https://seasonofcreation.org/ Monday 2nd September
Global food prices have seen huge fluctuations in recent years, soaring to record highs in 2022 before dropping in 2023 and rising again slowly this year, writes Orla Dwyer. Extreme weather events, geopolitical conflict, high input costs and increased demand all contributed to these spikes. [For example], in 2023, the UK experienced its second-warmest and seventh-wettest year since records began in 1836, according to the Met Office. England also had its wettest 18 months on record from September 2022 to February 2024... All of this had a major impact on farming, with high rainfall levels leaving soils waterlogged and affecting crop planting times. UK production of vegetables dropped by 4.9% in 2023 compared to the year prior, according to figures from the UK Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. In 2023, cauliflower yields fell by just over 9% and the lowest area of bulb onions in "several decades" was planted, the figures showed.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/five-charts-how-climate-change-is-driving-up-food-prices-around-the-world/ Tuesday 3rd September
[Last month] marked the first anniversary of one of the most significant victories for the global climate movement in the past decade. On August 20, 2023 millions of voters in the South American nation of Ecuador overwhelmingly voted to halt oil drilling in the Amazon's Yasuni National Park, one of earth's most biodiverse places. To date, the Ecuadorian government has failed to respect the people's democratic will and to meet the 12-month deadline for state-run oil company Petroecuador to cease oil activities in Yasuní, close the wells, dismantle infrastructure, and restore the area... Despite being the first country in the world to enshrine the Rights of Nature into its Constitution, Ecuador continues to build on its alarming track record for disregarding legally binding sentences in landmark cases for rainforest protection, with Yasuni being one example among several. Other unresolved cases include the Waorani people of Pastaza and the Kichwa people of Sarayaku who won battles against oil drilling and the A'i Cofan of Sinangoe who triumphed against gold mining interests.
https://amazonfrontlines.org/chronicles/one-year-on-ecuadors-failure-to-comply-with-yasuni-victory-undermines-democracy-indigenous-rights-climate-justice/ Wednesday 4th September
Tonight is another workshop evening, at 7pm, Environmental Restorative Justice with Tanya Jones. Tanya lives in Dundee and works as a researcher on justice issues for Green MSP Maggie Chapman in the Scottish Parliament. She is also completing a PhD in global restorative climate justice and has written a chapter for the Palgrave Handbook of Environmental Restorative Justice. Before coming to Scotland, Tanya lived for 12 years in Northern Ireland where she was active in campaigning against fracking and in peace and reconciliation work. She is the book review editor for Green Christian magazine and is involved in the Borrowed Time initiative. On zoom, and free, but register using the link below:
https://greenchristian.org.uk/gc-campaigns/green-christian-workshops/ Thursday 5th September
Sainsbury's has committed to planting an additional 1.5 million trees by 2025, many of which will be added to farms within its supply chain, in a bid to enhance climate resilience, soil health and biodiversity, writes Sarah George. The supermarket has announced the commitment, taking its total tree-planting pledge through to 2025 to 6.5 million trees, as it marks 20 years of partnership with The Woodland Trust. Since the start of the partnership, Sainsburys has raised more than £14m for the Woodland Trust through a 1p contribution from every 12-pack of eggs sold, plus contributions from the sales of apples, greetings cards and carrier bags... Now, Sainsbury's and the Woodland Trust want to support more farmers across the retailer's broader supply chains to adopt agroforestry i.e. integrating trees, hedges and shrubs on their land... Farmers are being assured that they can integrate trees, hedges and/or shrubs while maintaining their yields and other 'essential land services'. They will have access to land-mapping tools from Land App and the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology to help them balance habitat creation and food production.
https://www.edie.net/sainsburys-increases-2025-tree-planting-target-with-focus-on-british-farms/ Friday 6th September
[In mid August] six young climate activists, Natur og Ungdom (Nature and Youth) and Greenpeace Nordic submitted additional arguments to the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in Strasbourg, France. In 2021 the parties filed an application to the ECtHR, challenging Norway's fossil fuel expansion in the Arctic region. Europe's highest court for human rights will assess whether Norway's fossil fuel expansion in the Arctic region violates human rights and a ruling could be issued later this year. The organisations initially sued the Norwegian State before domestic courts in 2016, arguing that its decision to expand oil and gas extraction in the Arctic region in the midst of the climate crisis is in breach of the Norwegian constitution. After the Norwegian Supreme Court majority ruled against them in 2020, six young climate activists, Nature and Youth and Greenpeace Nordic filed an application to the ECtHR.
https://www.greenpeace.org/international/press-release/69336/youth-and-environmentalists-climate-lawsuit-against-arctic-oil-progresses-in-the-european-court-of-human-rights/ Saturday 7th September
The new, rapidly growing, youth gaming market is being targeted by big oil and major climate polluters, writes Andrew Simms. ... Fossil fuel companies, car manufacturers, the military, and even petrostates are all spending heavily in esports [a multiplayer video game played competitively for spectators, typically by professional gamers] to bolster reputations among younger audiences. Dozens of significant deals have been struck between the esports industry and high-carbon polluters since 2017. At the same time regulation is lagging behind the growth and development of esports, leaving young adults vulnerable to misleading messaging from polluting sponsors. The findings come after UN Secretary General, António Guterres, called for " tech companies to stop taking fossil fuel advertising" during a major speech where he accused fossil fuel companies of " distorting the truth, deceiving the public and sowing doubt ". Younger audiences have the most at stake in terms of the worsening climate crisis, and will of course have future leaders and activists among their ranks.
https://theecologist.org/2024/aug/24/big-oil-griefing-young-gamers Sunday 8th September
The Affirmation of Faith

We have faith

in one God, one Source of all life,

one Ground of the whole Earth,

who created all things good.

And we have faith

in Christ, in whom we have been shown the special role of humanity to bear God's likeness in working and caring for Creation,

in seeking to understand her mysteries and powers,

in working with these powers

for the wellbeing of life on Earth.

And we have faith

in God's Spirit who leads us to a meek, unselfish and compassionate life-style.

So that the Earth is inherited in peace,

her life is transformed for all creatures and her bounty shared justly.

So be it. Amen.

(Adapted From India. Source: Sinfonia Oecumenica, Gütersloher Verlag-shaus, Gütersloh 1998. Reproduced by ECEN for Creation Time 2003)

Taken from the prayer in the Season of Creation Celebration Guide
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12M3weSD4D2mvjCiI3Mxen3JQZ5Rrazz3/view Monday 9th September
Tomorrow the next Deep Waters course starts. People often have complex emotional responses to the climate crisis, including grief, anger, blame, and many others. Deep Waters aims to help people navigate these responses through a Christian lens of love, wisdom, and justice, and to lead people into a place of active hope. Pray for the organisers and the participants, that they find the peace and hope that they need. To join, see link below:
https://borrowedtime.earth/programmes-of-mutual-support/deep-waters-programme/ Tuesday 10th September
Whistleblowers speaking to Mongabay have reported instances of poaching over decades in Tanzania linked to a luxury hunting firm catering to the United Arab Emirates' elites and royals. The insiders are from Ortello - sometimes spelled Otterlo - Business Corporation (OBC), which operates shoots in Loliondo, part of Tanzania's northern Ngorongoro district. Interviews with the sources, who requested pseudonyms due to safety concerns, provide a rare insight into OBC-organized hunting expeditions, which attracted members of UAE royalty and their associates at least once or twice a year from the 1990s until as late as 2016. They report that some of these trips culminated in live animals being flown abroad. Exports of live wildlife have been outlawed in Tanzania since 2016 to protect rare animals and birds. In 2022, lawmakers swiftly reversed a controversial decision to lift the ban that had been in place for six years. The sources' testimony comes as Tanzanian authorities have served waves of eviction notices affecting Maasai pastoralists in and around Loliondo, as part of efforts to lease 1,500 square kilometers (580 square miles) of ancestral land to OBC.
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/luxury-hunting-firm-linked-to-decades-of-poaching-in-tanzania-whistleblowers-say/ Wednesday 11th September
As diplomats get ready to restart talks [later this] month over the new UN climate finance target, the question of who should be putting money into the pot looms large over the negotiations writes Matteo Civillini. Most developing countries offer a straightforward answer: keep the status quo, meaning only the countries classified as industrialised when the UN climate treaty was adopted in 1992. But this club of developed nations, vocally led by the European Union and the United States, argues that the world has changed dramatically over the past three decades. They now want other countries that have become wealthier - and more polluting - to pitch in for the post-2025 New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG), set to be agreed at the COP29 climate summit in Baku this November... Switzerland and Canada have been the first nations to propose precise criteria to expand the list of contributors beyond developed countries... Under this measure, Saudi Arabia and Russia would be included. China would too.
https://www.climatechangenews.com/2024/08/16/as-swiss-propose-ways-to-expand-climate-finance-donors-academics-urge-new-thinking/ Thursday 12th September
Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions decreased by 6.8 per cent (4.0 Mt CO2eq) in 2023 with reductions in almost all sectors. This is the lowest that greenhouse gas emissions have been in three decades, and below the 1990 baseline. Emissions data show the largest single year reductions in the energy and agriculture sectors and the lowest level of residential emissions since 1990, while transport emissions were below pre-Covid levels.

Power generation emissions decreased by 21.6 per cent (2.2 Mt CO2eq)

Agriculture emissions decreased by 4.6 per cent (1.0 Mt CO2eq)

Residential emissions decreased by 7.1 per cent (0.4 Mt CO2eq)

Transport emissions increased marginally by 0.3 per cent (0.03 Mt CO2eq)

Emissions per capita decreased from 11.4 tonnes CO2eq/person to 10.4 tonnes CO2eq/person in 2023.

https://www.epa.ie/news-releases/news-releases-2024/irelands-greenhouse-gas-emissions-in-2023-lowest-in-three-decades-.php Friday 13th September
If we changed the world's consumption patterns to focus more on plants and less on meat, we could reduce global emissions by almost 20%, a new study shows. Emma Bryce continues: crucially, this reduction would be driven by changes in the way the world's wealthiest eat. In fact, high earners changing their diets would free up enough emissions to offset the rising output from the world's poorest as they start to eat more in line with global recommendations for a more balanced diet. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, departs from other studies that consider dietary impact only at the country level: this study considers that there can be huge discrepancies in income within nations, which may drive very divergent eating patterns.
https://www.anthropocenemagazine.org/2024/08/changing-how-wealthy-people-eat-would-free-up-twice-the-emissions-needed-for-the-diets-of-poor-populations-to-grow/ Saturday 14th September
For several years, plastic pollution has been a major issue raised at the UN Environment Assembly (UNEA) and other global fora. In March 2022, a historical resolution was adopted at the 5th session of the United Nations Environment Assembly - End plastic pollution: towards an international legally binding instrument (UNEA 5/14), recognizing that " the high and rapidly increasing levels of plastic pollution represent a serious environmental problem at a global scale, negatively impacting the environmental, social and economic dimensions of sustainable development ". It mandated the UN Environment Programme Executive Director to convene an International Negotiating Committee (INC) to develop and adopt a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastics. This landmark decision thus launched the process towards a global plastics treaty, which should be developed by the end of 2024. The next INC (INC-5) is in Korea in November this year
https://www.genevaenvironmentnetwork.org/resources/updates/road-to-plastics-inc-5/ Sunday 15th September To hope and act with Creation
God of the land, the sea, the sky:

Creator of all that is seen and unseen.

Open our hearts to the rhythm of Creation in the swells of the ocean, the movements of air and wind, the breath of all living things.

Open our eyes to the fragile beauty of the biodiversity of which we are a part.

Open our ears to the sounds of life around us.

Open our minds to the awareness of our deep relationship with all your Creation.

Taken from the prayer in the Season of Creation Celebration Guide
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12M3weSD4D2mvjCiI3Mxen3JQZ5Rrazz3/view Monday 16th September
The first half of 2024 saw new coal-fired power plant approvals fall significantly in China, a new report by Greenpeace East Asia said... Cristen Hemingway Jaynes continues: an analysis of project documents found that, from January to June, 14 new coal plants had been approved, with at least 10.34 gigawatts (GW) of total capacity. That reflects a 79.5 percent decrease from 50.4 GW during the same time period last year, a press release from Greenpeace East Asia said. " China has pumped the brakes on coal so far in 2024. Wind and solar expansion continues to be strong. Since 2022, we saw a troubling trend of coal approvals increasing despite renewable energy growth which should displace coal. We may now be seeing a turning point," said Yuhe Gao, project lead for Greenpeace East Asia, in the press release.
https://www.ecowatch.com/china-coal-plant-approvals-2024.html Tuesday 17th September
Road verges should be used as wildlife corridors to increase biodiversity, says campaign group Nature 2030 in its new ' Restoring a Green Britain' report. Brendan Montague writes: the report launch, supported by global charity Plantlife, comes as the new Labour government has set nature recovery as one of the five priorities for the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA). Road verges have particular significance in Britain's efforts to reverse its biodiversity decline, making up nearly 45 percent of the UK's total plant diversity and being home to 87 species threatened with extinction... Pledging his support for the new report, Chris Packham, broadcaster and activist, said: " With every mow and every cut, we are destroying the essential habitats, food and carbon-capturing environments needed for our country to thrive. Councils are at the heart of change in our communities. However, they are facing this battle for biodiversity alone. The report by Nature 2030 gives councils the confidence and support they need to implement necessary change."
https://theecologist.org/2024/aug/15/road-verges-can-save-britains-biodiversity Wednesday 18th September
Oak trees accumulate more wood when there is more carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere, writes Rob MacKenzie. That's the key finding from [a] new study, carried out in a long-established forest in Staffordshire, England, that [was] turned into a huge field experiment by injecting with extra CO₂. After [the researchers] increased CO₂ levels to what will be the planetary level in the 2050s, trees took more of it from the atmosphere and their wood production increased by 10%. In some ways, this result is reassuring. We know that more CO₂ in the atmosphere can often help plants grow bigger and faster, since photosynthesis captures the carbon from which plants are largely made. However, until now, the only comparable study on an older, mature forest (an Australian eucalyptus forest) found no link between extra CO₂ and tree growth. [The] work shows the link really does exist - at least in some common broadleaf forests.
https://theconversation.com/we-pumped-extra-co-into-an-oak-forest-and-discovered-trees-will-be-woodier-in-future-236617 Thursday 19th September
New research has revealed that the number of net-zero projects and the achievement of sustainability targets in the built environment sector are on the rise, writes Sidhi Mittal ... The research, now in its fourth iteration, surveyed nearly 600 professionals in the built environment to assess attitudes and practices around sustainability. Key findings from the report include:

70% of construction projects now incorporate sustainability targets.

43% of industry professionals report successfully achieving sustainability goals, up from a third in 2022.

A 13% increase in net-zero projects compared to the previous year's report.

64% of professionals have worked on a net-zero project in the past year, a significant rise from 49% in 2022.

16% growth in the number of organisations measuring their carbon footprint, with 70% now tracking emissions.

14% rise in firms setting carbon reduction goals, with 76% now doing so, compared to 62% previously.

53% of companies have adopted carbon offsetting strategies, up from 38% in 2021.

https://www.edie.net/sustainability-targets-surge-in-britains-built-environment-sector-research-finds/ Friday 20th September
Sunday is the start of New York Climate Week. The theme this year is It's Time, which highlights the urgent need for progress, to triple renewable capacity and double energy efficiency. ... At the Opening Ceremony, climate leaders will come together to discuss their plans and the steps taken to meet this moment and accelerate progress on global climate action goals.
https://www.climateweeknyc.org/about-us Saturday 21st September
Today is World Cleanup Day and also Zero Emissions Day. It is also a day of action to call for a Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation treaty. After decades of climate negotiations, fossil fuels have finally been dragged centre stage. Despite this, many governments are still approving new coal, oil and gas projects - threatening our chances of limiting warming to 1.5ºC. It's crystal clear: we now need a concrete, binding plan to end the expansion of new coal, oil and gas projects and manage a global transition away from fossil fuels. To protect people from the threat fossil fuels pose to our climate, our health and our future, a growing bloc of 13 countries are seeking a negotiating mandate for a Fossil Fuel Treaty.
https://fossilfueltreaty.org/ Sunday 22nd September
God of Light, Life and Love:

Help us to seek and find your presence in all Creation.

Help us to understand the roots of the ecological crisis and give us the wisdom to live resiliently in harmony with your Creation.

Keep us firm in the faith that the gift of life in all its fullness is for all Creation.

Help us to maintain hope that your reign of love is manifested in our common love for you, for ourselves, and for our neighbour - both human and non-human.

Taken from the prayer in the Season of Creation Celebration Guide
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12M3weSD4D2mvjCiI3Mxen3JQZ5Rrazz3/view Monday 23rd September
The 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly [is on at the moment, and it] marks a crucial milestone in the global effort to accelerate progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Heads of State and Government will gather at UN Headquarters in New York...to address the critical challenges and gaps in global governance exposed by recent global shocks. The highly anticipated Summit of the Future, held [yesterday and today as part of the UNGA], underscores the urgent need for enhanced international cooperation to address pressing challenges such as climate change, poverty and inequality, while also tackling the impacts of ongoing conflicts and global health crises. This Summit aims to reaffirm commitments to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the United Nations Charter. The Summit will result in a negotiated Pact for the Future,
https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2024 Tuesday 24th September
Starting today, as party of the 79 th UN General Assembly, world leaders will gather to engage in the annual high-level General Debate under the theme, " Leaving no one behind: acting together for the advancement of peace, sustainable development and human dignity for present and future generations ". Heads of State and Government and ministers will explore solutions to intertwined global challenges to advance peace, security, and sustainable development.
https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2024 Wednesday 25th September
Also, as part of the 79 th UN General Assembly, today sees the High-Level Meeting on Sea-Level Rise [which] will convene global leaders, experts, and stakeholders to address the urgent and escalating threat of rising sea levels. This meeting will focus on building common understanding, mobilizing political leadership, and promoting multisectoral and multi-stakeholder collaboration and international cooperation towards the objective of " addressing the threats posed by sea-level rise ". Participants will work towards developing comprehensive solutions and actionable commitments to combat sea-level rise, ensuring a resilient and sustainable future including for small island developing states and low-lying coastal areas.
https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2024 Thursday 26th September
Today at the UN General Assembly are two the High-level Meetings, one on Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR) and the other on the total elimination of nuclear weapons. The first presents an opportunity for countries and stakeholders to renew efforts and accelerate progress in combating the growing threat of AMR. The second is the annual High-level plenary meeting commemorating and promoting the International Day for the Total Elimination of Nuclear Weapons. Achieving global nuclear disarmament is the highest disarmament priority of the United Nations.
https://www.un.org/en/high-level-week-2024 Friday 27th September
Human-caused climate change made the "unprecedented" wildfires that spread across Brazil's Pantanal wetlands in June 2024 between four and five times more likely, according to a new rapid attribution study. South America's Pantanal - the world's largest tropical wetland - experienced exceptionally hot, dry and windy conditions in June, causing blazes in the region to soar. The World Weather Attribution (WWA) service finds that the month was the hottest, driest and windiest year in the 45-year record. The team conducted an attribution study to find the "fingerprint" of climate change on these weather conditions. They find that, in a world without climate change, these conditions would be very rare - occurring only once every 161 years. In today's climate, which has already warmed by 1.2C above pre-industrial temperatures as a result of human-caused warming, these conditions are a one-in-35 year event.
https://www.carbonbrief.org/climate-change-made-the-supercharged-2024-pantanal-wildfires-40-more-intense/ Saturday 28th September
In early August, several youth organizations affiliated with Muhammadiyah, Indonesia's second-largest Islamic organization, released a public petition calling on its leadership to cancel its plans to operate coal mines, writes Asad Asnawi. The decision by the Muhammadiyah leadership board was made in July after Indonesia's president, Joko Widodo, amended mining rules to enable religious organizations to enter the mining industry. Grassroots activists and some senior member of the organization told Mongabay the move threatens to undermine Muhammadiyah's extensive charity and advocacy work, in addition to environmental commitments the group made in recent years.
https://news.mongabay.com/2024/08/indonesian-islamic-behemoths-entry-into-coal-mining-sparks-youth-wing-revolt/ Sunday 29th September
God of truth and justice:

Fill us with your spirit of compassion so we may live and act with and in solidarity with Creation.

Guide us in paths of righteousness that help us to tread softly on the land and sail gently on the sea.

Give us wisdom and courage to recognise our role in the evil of systemic exploitation and extraction and to speak truth to power.

Give us strength of heart and arm to be agents of the ecological conversion the world so desperately needs.

Taken from the prayer in the Season of Creation Celebration Guide
https://drive.google.com/file/d/12M3weSD4D2mvjCiI3Mxen3JQZ5Rrazz3/view Monday 30th September
The death and destruction that conflicts cause are visible and immediate tragedies, but often overlooked are the long-term environmental consequences of that violence - insidious, poisonous legacies, writes Obi Anyadike, Senior editor of The New Humanitarian. Even before a shot is fired, standing armies are climate-hostile. Voraciously energy-hungry and wasteful, military establishments are believed to account for 5.5% of all global greenhouse gas emissions. The globe-spanning US Armed Forces, with their fleets of ships, tanks, and high-performance aircraft, are the world's largest institutional users of petrol. As a result, their carbon footprint is greater than most countries, bigger than Sweden, Denmark, or Portugal. Then there are the logistics chains that keep militaries supplied to factor in and, if we are being thorough, the emissions of the arms manufacturing industry as well. But it's the devastation of war that supercharges environmental ruin. This story was originally published by The New Humanitarian, which puts quality, independent journalism at the service of the millions of people affected by humanitarian crises around the world.
https://www.thenewhumanitarian.org/feature/2024/08/15/ecocide-resource-stripping-wars-collateral-damage-planet
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Text and links compiled by Emma King. Links accessed August 26th 2024.
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The Green Christian monthly prayer guide has 4 versions of an A5 Booklet format: Small Print: Small Docx or Small Pdf; Large Print: Large Doc or Large Pdf. Scroll down for September's prayers, or download them below. Ways to use the Prayer Guide Older prayer guides: Prayer Guide Archive Subscribe: 1.

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Climate justice resources from Christian Aid

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Letters For Creation Campaigns - Christian Aid

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Climate justice resources made to unlock your church’s hidden creativity.

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Match funding from the Church of England to help pay for carbon reducing projects

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New match funding scheme helps churches cut carbon emissions | The Church of England

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A new pilot scheme from the Church of England is helping churches double their money for carbon-cutting projects.

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Resources from Christian Concern for One World

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Creation - God’s gifts, our responses - Christian Concern for One World

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Loving God and neighbour in a globalised world

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Ways to celebrate Fairtrade Fortnight in your church

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Racism and Climate Change: The Deep Connections Behind Their Unequal Impacts

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Racism and Climate Change: The Deep Connections Behind Their Unequal Impacts

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An article from the Diocese of London on the links between climate change and racial injustice

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This is the text of a talk presented at the General Synod Environmental Group Fringe, which was held during the Church of England General Synod in July 2024.
The devastating impacts of last year's extreme weather have starkly revealed how climate change affects people worldwide.

However, we cannot ignore the reality that those on the frontlines of climate-related disasters have disproportionately been people of colour.

Statistically, people of colour are far more likely to experience the catastrophic effects of climate breakdown, such as flooding, heatwaves, drought, wildfires, and rising sea levels. This disparity has existed for some time and will only worsen as the climate crisis intensifies.

Recent research from the Yale School of Environment, titled "Equal Impact: The Deep Links Between Racism and Climate Change," has explored these deep-rooted connections.

As co-chair of the Climate Justice Alliance, Elizabeth Yeampierre leads a coalition of over 70 organizations focused on addressing racial, economic, and environmental inequalities in tandem.

Yeampieere sees the fights against climate change and racial injustice as deeply intertwined.

She argues that the transition to a low-carbon future is connected to workers' rights and how people are treated. Yeampieere also criticizes the mainstream environmental movement, claiming it was built by people who cared about conservation, wildlife, and nature, but not about Black people.

She asserts that climate change and racial injustice share the same roots and must be addressed together, as there can be no meaningful climate action without also addressing racial justice.

Global and Local Impact

Early in my career, as a young priest in my 20s serving at a parish in Northwest London, I fought against police brutality and advocated for racial justice in my community. A few years later, at my first incumbency parish in West London near Heathrow, I recognized that the fight for racial justice was inextricably linked to environmental justice. If we couldn't breathe clean air, we couldn't effectively fight for racial equity. This realization led me to become involved in the campaign against a proposed third runway at Heathrow.

As Elizabeth Yeampieere has noted, there is no distinction between racial justice and environmental justice - the legacies of colonialism continue to manifest in both realms. The struggles for racial equity and environmental protection are inherently intertwined.

For instance, the global economic system is structured to benefit Western nations, allowing multinational corporations to exploit people and the environment in the developing world through industries like mining and fast fashion. This exploitation renders countries in the Global South less equipped to withstand and recover from climate-related disasters, as they lack robust infrastructure, economic resources, and access to necessary financing.

The devastating impacts of the climate crisis are not confined to distant lands but are also being felt acutely by marginalized communities and people of colour within the UK.

The disparity in how climate change impacts people of colour is well documented and multifaceted, involving various socioeconomic, geographic, and political factors. Some key points that illustrate this:

1. Geographic vulnerability: People of colour are more likely to live in areas that are more vulnerable to the effects of climate change, such as coastal regions prone to flooding, urban areas with higher heat island effects, and communities near polluting industries.

2. Economic disparities: Economic inequality means that people of colour often have fewer resources to prepare for, respond to, and recover from climate-related disasters. This includes limited access to insurance, lower incomes, and less savings, which can exacerbate the impact of events like hurricanes, floods, and heatwaves.

3. Health impacts: Environmental racism leads to higher exposure to pollution and toxic waste, resulting in poorer health outcomes for people of colour. Climate change exacerbates these issues, increasing the prevalence of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, heat-related illnesses, and vector-borne diseases.

4. Political and social marginalization: People of colour frequently have less political power and representation, which can result in inadequate response and recovery efforts, insufficient infrastructure investments, and less influence over policies that address climate change and its impacts.

5. Displacement and migration: Climate change-induced displacement disproportionately affects people of colour. Whether due to sea level rise, extreme weather events, or drought, these communities often face greater challenges in finding safe, stable, and affordable housing after being displaced.

Extensive research by the UN, WHO, and environmental groups consistently demonstrates that climate change amplifies existing social and economic inequalities. Effectively addressing these disparities necessitates targeted policies that account for the unique vulnerabilities and needs of marginalized communities, ensuring equitable and inclusive climate action.

In my Northwest London and West London parishes, I witnessed that black African and Caribbean residents face disproportionately high exposure to illegal levels of air pollution compared to other ethnic groups in the UK.

The country's most polluted neighbourhoods are predominantly home to people of colour, creating a public health crisis. Air pollution is a significant contributing factor to the alarmingly high rates of underlying health conditions that afflict black women.

People of colour in the UK are also more likely to live in poor quality housing that is vulnerable to flooding unless equipped to deal with extreme heat. Just as those in the Global South are less able to adapt to climate change, their diasporas in the Global North are disproportionately faced by the same problems.

Structural racism is the root cause behind the disproportionate rates at which people of colour in Europe and North America live in substandard housing, crowded urban areas, and industries with higher pollution exposure.

In agreement with Greenpeace, fundamentally though, we can't win the fight against climate chaos without dealing with racism.

In other words, to effectively address the climate crisis, we must confront the racial injustices at its roots. And therefore we must call on governments and corporations to tackle the climate emergency urgently.

Climate action cannot be divorced from the pursuit of racial equity - the two are fundamentally intertwined, and progress on one necessitates progress on the other.

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Racism and Climate Change: The Deep Connections Behind Their Unequal Impacts

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This is the text of a talk presented at the General Synod Environmental Group Fringe, which was held during the Church of England General Synod in July 2024. However, we cannot ignore the reality that those on the frontlines of climate-related disasters have disproportionately been people of colour.

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Monthly prayer resources relating to current climate issues

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Resources - Pray and Fast for the Climate

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This page offers you resources for your prayer and fasting: monthly prayer points (left); prayers and services relating to climate change (middle); Pray and Fast materials (right); and our lists of links to resources for particular events (far right).

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Grants of £5,000 or less to help fund small scale decarbonisation projects such as new LED lighting, pew heaters, insulation or updating electricity supplies

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Churches in Diocese of Liverpool area looking to reduce their carbon emissions can now apply for a Quick Wins grant to help launch a small project.

Grants of £5000 or less can be applied for to help fund small scale decarbonisation projects such as new LED lighting, pew heaters, insulation or updating electricity supplies.

The Quick Wins grant scheme is part of The Church of England's ambitious Net Zero Carbon by 2030 programme, which aims to equip, resource and support all parts of the Church to reduce carbon emissions to net zero, as together we help care for God's creation.

In our diocese the fund is open to churches who have committed to:

Use the EFT (Energy Footprint Tool) to log your carbon footprint

Join our Diocese of Liverpool NZC2030 Programme - click here to find out more https://liverpool.anglican.org/making-it-easier-parishes/church-and-the-environment/new-church-and-the-environment-/nzc2030.php

Progress your Eco Church journey - either you must hold an award, or be registered with ARocha to start on the Eco Church pathway

Applications are being considered on a rolling basis. Our diocese is currently inviting bids for 2024 between August 1st and November 31st. A further round of applications will be invited from February 1st 2025.

Diocesan Environmental Officer Phil Leigh who is also our NZC2030 Programme Lead, said: "We're delighted to be offering these Quick Wins grants to support churches with your journey to net zero carbon.

"These are intended to help fund small scale decarbonisation projects such as new LED lighting, pew heaters, insulation or updating electricity supplies.

"Often a relatively small step can make a huge difference, so we'd encourage all churches to consider how these might help.

"Don't worry if your church hasn't already committed to our Net Zero Carbon 2030 programme, you can do this at any time.

"You'll then be eligible to apply for a Quick Wins grant, so long as you are committed to logging your church's carbon footprint via the EFT (Energy Footprint Tool), and are also registered with the ARocha Eco Church scheme.

"If you have any questions please reach out, and we'll do all we can to help, as together we work to safeguard God's creation."

The Diocese of Liverpool's Net Zero Carbon 2030 programme is kindly funded by the Benefact Trust, and is being delivered in partnership with Faiths4Change.

If you would like to find out more about applying please email Tom Rickwood, Church Buildings Support Officer tom.rickwood@liverpool.anglican.org to ask for an application pack.

You can also contact Phil to find out more about support available through the Net Zero Carbon 2030 programme: phil.leigh@liverpool.anglican.org

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Churches in Diocese of Liverpool area looking to reduce their carbon emissions can now apply for a Quick Wins grant to help launch a small project.

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Green Christian have created a resource to explore what the Great Commandments in Mark 12:30-3 mean for each of us in shaping our responses to the global climate and environmental crisis

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If we are to be peacemakers in the face of growing global conflicts, we must be justice makers.
We have created a resource that you can use to explore what this means for each of us in shaping our responses to the global climate and environmental crisis. Focusing on the Great Commandments in Mark 12:30-3, it asks questions that connect peace, love and justice.

This resource has been written by our Churches Officer, Melanie Nazareth.

Watch our training session on Zoom for you to experience it and hear about ways in which you can deliver it yourself.

The pack includes a Power Point, a script and suggested prayers, which you can either use as they are, or you are welcome to adapt. The documents are "view only", so to make any changes you will have to "download" or "make a copy".

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If we are to be peacemakers in the face of growing global conflicts, we must be justice makers. We have created a resource that you can use to explore what this means for each of us in shaping our responses to the global climate and environmental crisis.

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Additional resorces for the Season of Creation from the Joint Public Issues Team

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Creationtide, Creation Time or the Season of Creation is the name given to the period from 1 September to 4 October each year. During this time, churches are encouraged to have a focus on creation, with all the joys and responsibilities that being part of God's creation brings to us.

Below are a collection of resources to help you and your church engage with the Season of Creation this year. This year's theme is To hope and act with Creation.

Eco Congregation Scotland resources

Weekly resources:

Eco Congregation Scotland have worship resources and notes for each of the six weeks in the Season of Creation.

For each week you can find:

Notes on all of the lectionary readings for the Sunday

A full length video for a sermon slot, or a short 2 minute version

Prayers to use

Suggested songs

Extra resources:

Season of Creation Celebration Guide

A collection of resources, ideas and actions to get involved with from the international ecumenical Season of Creation steering committee, including a background to the Season of Creation and a call to action to reduce fossil fuel use.

More resources, including webinars and prayer services, sample promotional materials, and the official Season of Creation social media channels are available at seasonofcreation.org

Other resources

Baptist Union Environment Network (BUEN) 'God Saw That it was Good' films

Methodist resources

Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)

A Rocha Eco Church resources

Laudato Si Movement

Iona Community statement of faith

Tearfund Bible study films

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Season of Creation 2024 - Joint Public Issues Team

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Creationtide, Creation Time or the Season of Creation is the name given to the period from 1 September to 4 October each year. During this time, churches are encouraged to have a focus on creation, with all the joys and responsibilities that being part of God's creation brings to us.

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Advice for congregations on how to develop a meaningful relationship with your MP

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The Constituency Action Network – Joint Public Issues Team

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We are creating a network of congregations that are committed to developing a meaningful relationship with their MP. As part of our support for congregations who are seeking to do this, here are some top things you can be doing as a church in the days and weeks after the 2024 General Election. Send your […]

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Inspiration of how you can improve your church space for pollinators.

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Pollinator pledge - Edinburgh Living Landscapes

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The Pollinator Pledge was a project which ran from summer 2017. Led by the Scottish Wildlife Trust, it was a campaign to get people to sign up to take an action for pollinators, no matter how small. It’s aim was to create a network of people and habitats that are supporting pollinators across Edinburgh. The city has some amazing green spaces that support pollinators, such as the Water of Leith, SSSI areas for example Arthur’s Seat Volcano SSSI, and other Local Nature Reserves, as well as sites which provide massive potential for pollinators, such as allotments and the 21 city golf courses.

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Sign the Green Investment Declaration to share your church's commitment to invest in climate solutions to build a greener future.

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Making your money work for God's creation

Money has power. And that power can either be harnessed for good or used to fuel harm. We might think carefully about how we manage our personal money - perhaps through giving to charitable causes, buying fairtrade, or using an ethical bank - but how often do we review the impact of our churches' and faith institutions' money? And when we do, how do we go about making this money work for the benefit of God's creation?

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This initiative has been developed by Operation Noah and JustMoney Movement to support Churches and other faith institutions across the globe to increase their investments in climate solutions to build a greener future.

By signing up to this Green Investment Declaration, your church or organisation is not just having a direct impact through your investments but, through speaking publicly about it, you're also creating ripples throughout wider church and society encouraging others to do likewise. Together we can play our part in the restoration of Creation, starting with our finances.

About the Green Investment Declaration

Declaration Text

We (organisation name) believe that as a faith organisation we have the moral obligation to be advocates for climate, nature and humanity, which are all impacted by the climate crisis. We believe that our actions must help build a society that is just for all.

We therefore believe that it is our responsibility to align our investments with our faith values and move beyond negative screening to consider how our investments actively fund climate solutions to create positive social and environmental impacts.

By signing this declaration we acknowledge the importance of being on an investment journey to build a more just world for both people and the planet.

Three stages on the journey

Depending on where you are on your green investment journey, your organisation will start on one of three levels of this Declaration, outlined below.

As your green investments grow, so too will your Green Declaration, moving from an acorn, to a thriving sapling, to a mighty oak tree.

At each level, signatories will:

a) ensure their investment policy reflects the values of their organisation and its intention to invest in climate solutions; and

b) commit to promoting investments in climate solutions to their networks.

'We live the Incarnation in the ordinariness of our everyday life, including the economic aspects of our lives. It is important to us that our investments, like all or our resources, are aligned with the guiding principles of the enhancement of human dignity and care of our common home and the values that flow from this: justice, peace and compassion.'

- Society of the Holy Child Jesus, signatories to the Green Investment Declaration

Join the movement for green investment

Fill in your details below to express your interest in signing up to this Green Investment Declaration, and we will be in touch with further information and to ascertain the appropriate level for your organisation.

You will receive a suite of assets to announce your part in this initiative, for use on your website and in communications.

We are committed to protecting and respecting your privacy, and would never share your data with a third party. As this Green Investment Declaration is coordinated by FaithInvest, Operation Noah and JustMoney movement, your contact details will only be used by these organisations for the administration of this initiative. You will not receive any further contact from us, but are invited to sign up to our newsletters to stay in touch.

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Supporting documents

FAQs

Find out more about the initiative by reading these frequently asked questions.

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Church Investors' Guide

Read the six steps to approach this with your Investment Committee or Fund Managers

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Case studies

Get inspired! Hear from three faith institutions that are on a journey of investing in climate solutions.

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Note: The definition of Climate Solutions used here is taken from the EU Taxonomy tool to help investors transition to a low-carbon, resilient and resource-efficient economy. These solutions are defined to be economic activities that make a substantive contribution to one of six environmental objectives: climate change mitigation, climate change adaptation, protection of water and marine resources, transition to a circular economy, pollution prevention and control, and the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems. These activities must also do no harm to the other five, and meet minimum safeguards.

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Green Investment Declaration | FCI Collaboratorium

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Watch this exciting new video series, 'Financing a Liveable Future' launched on Earth Day, 22 April 2024, by Operation Noah and FaithInvest.

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Resources to help you celebrate the Season of Creation, which runs from 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation, to 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi

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Thank you for your interest in the Season of Creation liturgies, materials, and other resources. Please feel to use them at will. There are no copyright requirements on any of the official Season of Creation materials, including but not limited to the Season of Creation Celebration Guide and other branded materials and resources. If you would like, you're welcome to credit or mention that you are using a liturgy from the Season of Creation Celebration Guide and link to the appropriate website or PDF. But such a mention is not required. Thank you again for your interest and your great work.

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Thank you for your interest in the Season of Creation liturgies, materials, and other resources. Please feel to use them at will. There are no copyright requirements on any of the official Season of Creation materials, including but not limited to the Season of Creation Celebration Guide and other branded materials and resources.

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The Climate Coalitian have developed a hub to help individuals and organisations talk to local polititians about climate change and protecting nature

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83% of people in the UK think the government should do more to tackle climate change.

Public support for climate and nature action is both massive and mainstream. Yet political commitments as they currently stand mean we're failing to meet both domestic goals, and our obligations to support those across the world to tackle the impacts of the climate crisis.

People across the UK are already taking action to tackle climate change and protect nature. It's time for politicians from all political parties to follow suit and commit to ambitious action ahead of the UK general election and in the first crucial months of the new parliament, in this critical decade for our planet.

We're calling on all political parties to commit to cut emissions, restore nature and support the hardest hit at home and around the world.

We are united for people, climate and nature.

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Actions, resources and guides for you to make this election a victory for people, climate and nature.

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A step-by-step guide to developing your place of worship for wider community use and managing a successful building project

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Inspiring films from a conference hosted by Operation Noah and FaithInvest, exploring how churches and faith institutions can use their money to fund a safer, greener world.

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Inspiring films from a recent conference, hosted by Operation Noah and our friends at FaithInvest, exploring how churches and faith institutions can use thei...

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The Five Steps to Churchyard and Burial Ground Care

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The Five Steps to Churchyard and Burial Ground Care

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An information sheet to help you start thinking about how to manage your site

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How to decide if keeping bees is right for your church

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Churchyards and cemeteries are peaceful places where people can reflect and connect with nature. Lately, we have been asked about having beehives in burial grounds. If you are considering this, we hope this information helps.
Is beekeeping the right thing for you?
First of all, beekeeping is about managed honeybees. It is not about the conservation of wild bee species. Although there are positive benefits of honeybees and beekeeping, there are concerns in the conservation world that, in certain circumstances, managed honeybees can have detrimental impacts on wild pollinator species - through competition for resources and disease transmission. For more information about this topic, please visit the Bumblebee Conservation Trust Managed honeybees - Bumblebee Conservation Trust

And there is also a good article explaining the potential impact here: https://www.apicultural.co.uk/do-managed-honey-bees-compete-with-wild-bees-for-floral-resources

If you have considered the potential impact of managed honeybees on wild bee populations in your particular circumstances and feel that there is still a good case for keeping honeybees, then read on for tips on accessing the right information and support.
Learn with the British Beekeeping Association
Start by learning about honeybees. We would strongly advise contacting the British Beekeeping Association (BBKA). There are over 270 beekeeping area associations and branches who serve their local community with support and education. The majority offer beekeeping experiences and training courses. They can also advise on insurance. Understanding what is involved helps your group to consider whether having a beehive is right for you. Click here to find your nearest beekeeping association branch.
Plan wisely
We would recommend that hives are managed by a knowledgeable person who is a member of the BBKA. They will know where to put the hives, what kind to use, and what safety rules need to be followed. Is a member of your group wanting to learn to be a beekeeper? If so, they can join the association. However, if you are just wanting to offer your site as a space to host a beehive - without having the responsibility of managing the bees - you can register your interest by entering your site on the BBKA map. There are many experienced beekeepers looking for new homes for their bees! https://www.bbka.org.uk/offer-land-to-bees
Looking after the bees
Manage your site so it is good for the bees. Honeybees visit flowers for two purposes - to collect pollen, which is used to feed the brood, and to collect nectar that can be turned into honey to feed the colony over winter. You can increase the flowers in your grass by simply raising the cutting blade of the mower to around 10cm so low-growing plants such as clover and self-heal can grow tall enough to flower. Also, consider allowing some species-rich areas of your churchyard to grow long over the summer months. Choose suitable plants for flower beds and pots such as sunflowers, catmint, asters, wallflowers, and heathers, to name a few! Avoid double flowers as these often have large, extra petals that render the pollen and nectar inaccessible. Avoid using harmful chemicals. Remember that adding a hive of honeybees to your site will decrease the pollen and nectar available to wild pollinators which are already struggling. To compensate for this, please manage your site to increase the amount and diversity of flowers and reach out to owners of neighbouring land to do the same.
Involve the community
Consider having interpretive signage to provide information about honeybee biology, behaviour, and the benefits of beekeeping. Activities such as honey tastings, bee-themed art exhibitions, and hive tours attract people of all ages, fostering a sense of community spirit and engagement. Holding workshops where people can learn about beekeeping together can bring people closer and make them care more about the environment. Include information about wild bees and other pollinators too.
Conclusion
Do carefully consider if keeping managed honeybees is right for your situation and your community, because although the benefits are numerous, keeping honeybees does not support the wild population of pollinators and, in some circumstances, may even be detrimental. Seek advice from the British Beekeeping Association to help with your decision and to decide how much you want to be involved in the care of the hives. Their wealth of experience and expertise will be invaluable.

Further information

The precautionary approach of the Bumblebee Conservation Trust
Managed honeybees - Bumblebee Conservation Trust

An article on how honeybees compete with wild pollinators and taking steps to reducing the impact on wild pollinators so beekeeping can coexist in harmony with wild pollinators
https://www.apicultural.co.uk/do-managed-honey-bees-compete-with-wild-bees-for-floral-resources

Helping native bees in Lichfield Diocese
https://www.churchtimes.co.uk/articles/2014/30-may/news/uk/churchyards-are-safer-places-to-buzz

Beehive adventures of others....

The rooftop beekeepers of Manchester Cathedral
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWXh0pRRAv0

Beekeeping in Tower Hamlets Cemetery Park https://www.qmul.ac.uk/media/news/2020/pr/beekeeping-and-volunteering-at-tower-hamlets-cemetery-park.html

Keeping hives at St Thomas
https://oxford.anglican.org/news/causing-buzz-st-thomass.php

Keeping hives on St Johns' church roof
https://www.stjohnthebaptistnewcastle.co.uk/church-and-community/the-bees/

Beehives at Highgate Cemetery
https://www.hamhigh.co.uk/news/21364348.bees-thrive-highgate-cemetery/

St Michael's Bees
https://stmichaelsheritage.uk/st-michaels-bees

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To Hive or Not to Hive - is Beekeeping in Churchyards and Cemeteries a Good Idea?

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Churchyards and cemeteries are peaceful places where people can reflect and connect with nature. Lately, we have been asked about having beehives in burial grounds. If you are considering this, we hope this information helps. Is beekeeping the right thing for you? First of all, beekeeping is about managed honeybees.

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A range of Fair Trade, Organic, Vegan, Plastic Free & Eco Friendly Products

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Ethical Superstore: Fair Trade, Organic, Vegan, Plastic Free & Eco Friendly Products

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Make feel good choices from the largest range of eco, vegan, palm oil free and Fairtrade products sourced from around the world!

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How to fill out the Energy Footprint Tool - A short walk through

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Caring for God's Acre's guidelines for installing Swift nest boxes in church belfries

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CfGA Blog - Caring For God's Acre - the conservation charity for burial grounds across the UK

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Caring for God's Acre is the conservation charity for Burial Grounds across the UK Protecting Wildlife - Preserving Heritage - Involving People

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Add your burial ground to Caring for God's Acre's map of wildflower rich sites, or find a local site to visit for inspiration

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Find a Flowery Burial Ground – Caring For God’s Acre – the conservation charity for burial grounds across the UK

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Record the wildlife in your churchyard with iNaturalist

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Record the wildlife in your churchyard with iNaturalist

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How to add your records to Caring For God's Acre's Beautiful Burial Grounds Project with iNaturalist

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Join us in exploring the rich tapestry of plant and animal life living within these historic green spaces. Your observations are invaluable-record the species you encounter and add them to a public database accessible to all. Your records will shed light on which plant and animal species are thriving and which may need support. It also helps the dedicated organisations and volunteers who care for these places make informed management decisions.

For those new to recording or equipped with a smartphone, we recommend trying out the iNaturalist app. It's not only a fun and straightforward way to document your findings but also assists in species identification, enhancing your wildlife encounters. Simply join the Beautiful Burial Grounds Project within the app and start submitting your records. Links to download the app are below.

If you prefer traditional methods, fear not! You can also share your observations with us via email or post. Download a PDF or Word form from our website, fill it out with your sightings, and send it our way.

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We would love to know what wildlife you see - here's how to add your records

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How to set up a food waste composting system at your church

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Your starting point for data about local MPs, constituencies, public opinion and the climate and nature movement.

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Explore data across the UK

Use data from The Climate Coalition, its member organisations, and the wider sector, to narrow down your focus to the areas and constituencies that matter to you.

Use the interactive map to discover data about your area, then export as a spreadsheet for further analysis.

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Your starting point for data about local MPs, constituencies, public opinion and the climate and nature movement.

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Facts. Connection. Action.

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It's a source of reliable and easily understandable knowledge on climate change...that you can share to create meaningful impact.
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Supporting communities to participate in the climate agenda and find available funding for clean energy solutions.

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North West Net Zero Hub is a regional programme to promote investment in energy projects.

North West Net Zero Hub works with public sector organisations to improve the business case for their energy schemes.

North West Net Zero Hub supports communities to take action and participate in the climate agenda.

North West Net Zero Hub can help direct local businesses to available funding for clean energy solutions.

The team can also help publicise the achievements of organisations that have delivered pioneering projects.

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North West Net Zero Hub is a regional programme to promote investment in energy projects. North West Net Zero Hub works with public sector organisations to improve the business case for their energy schemes. North West Net Zero Hub supports communities to take action and participate in the climate agenda.

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Pollenize sell packets of native wildflower seeds in bulk that can be given out as part of a church activity

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A free set of printable signs explaining why grass has been left long in churchyards, cemeteries or burial grounds.

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Effective communication is crucial when allowing certain areas of your grass to grow long and flowery during the summer months. Conservation in these distinctive spaces involves active management, not neglect, and it is essential to inform people why the grass has been uncut to prevent unnecessary concern.

We have developed a set of signs for you to use in 2024, specifically tailored for churchyards, cemeteries, and burial grounds. These are currently available in both English and bilingual (Welsh with English). If you require a different language, please let us know. They are A4 so can be easily laminated if required.

Be sure to check back next year to download the 2025 version!

We request information about your site because we are eager to discover where great management is taking place! Please sign up to our email list to stay informed and be notified about any upcoming webinars/events.

Please complete the form below, and look out for an email with instructions on how to download your sign:

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Advent Calendar from Eco Congregation Scotland

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Advent Calendar featuring friends of our movement, and four full-length location video reflections, by Rev David Coleman [EcoChaplain] and Judith Macleod[EcoChaplaincy Probationer]

Advent prayers

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ADVENT: Keep Awake! . CALENDAR. PRAYERS.VIDEO REFLECTIONS.

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An Eco Advent Calendar resource for families from the Diocese of Bath and Wells

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Eco Advent is an exciting project that combines the spirit of Advent with our commitment to the environment. This year we invite you to join us on this eco-friendly journey to the manger.

Every day, as we count down to Christmas, we'll explore ways to reflect on and appreciate God's creation, and share simple actions we can take to care for it better. Through Eco Advent, we'll make each day leading up to Christmas meaningful, both spiritually and environmentally. Get ready for a green and spiritual adventure!

Downloads
Eco Advent resource
Who to contact

For further support, contact your archdeaconry Go team advisers for Growing Faith and Everyday Faith.

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Ethical and eco shopping guides for more than 100 products and services

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Reliable and easy to use ethical and eco shopping guides, for more than 100 products and services.

Helping you to buy ethically, and avoid unethical products and companies.

From broadband to investments, jeans to travel companies, we've got it covered.

Each guide has product ratings, best buys and key information to help you shop ethically.

Our dedicated team of researchers bring you the facts, and we provide ethical ratings from our unique corporate research database.

New to Ethical Consumer? We are the non-profit co-operative at the heart of the ethical consumer movement - find out more about us.

Find a guide from the A-Z list below or browse above by category.

Shopping guides

What is the most ethical and environmentally friendly milk?
We look into the sustainability of plant-based milks, including almond, coconut, hemp, rice and soya; with ethical & environmental rankings for 25 vegan plant milk brands, and best buy recommendations.

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Ethical Shopping Guide | Ethical Consumer

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Bible Studies from the John Ray Initiative

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This series of five bible studies have been written for the John Ray Initiative in 2023 by Revd. Rich Clarkson, and is based on a popular earlier series of bible studies written by Dena Burne in 2002 (the latter have now been withdrawn). It draws on both theological and scientific insight to help groups and churches think about what a Christian approach to environmental issues might look like. These are an ideal set of group studies for the Season of Creation or for a Lent Course, but could be used at any time. Go HERE to download the resource.

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A Christian Look at the Environment- Bible Studies

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Church of England webinars to support your Eco Church journey

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Eco Church is an ecumenical programme and, whilst these webinars are being hosted by the Church of England Environment Programme, they are open to people from all churches to attend.

1. An introduction to and overview of Eco Church: Getting started

This webinar will tell you everything you need to know to get started. Come along if you've heard of Eco Church but haven't started yet, and want to know a little more before you take the plunge. The webinar will answer questions like: "What is Eco Church? Why take part? How does the award scheme work? What does it cost? Where should we start?" it will be filled with practical examples of churches around the country who have made changes, using Eco Church as a framework.

Speaker: Helen Stephens is the Church Relations Manager at A Rocha UK, and absolutely central to the running of the Eco Church programme across the country. Helen has supported hundreds of churches to get started in their Eco Church journey, and has a wealth of practical advice to offer.

New Date: Thursday 14 September 12-1pm Register here

A previous webinar is available for you to watch the recording here.

2. Working towards an award and maintaining momentum

This webinar is aimed at people in churches who have registered for Eco Church and taken their first steps, but need a little help to get things going and work towards their Bronze or Silver award. The webinar will cover typical barriers, and give you tips on how to get around them and maintain your momentum. The webinar will contain practical examples of churches who have achieved an award and how they got there.

Speaker: Helen Stephens is the Church Relations Manager at A Rocha UK, and absolutely central to the running of the Eco Church programme across the country. Helen has supported hundreds of churches to get started in their Eco Church journey, and has a wealth of practical advice to offer.

New Date: Tuesday 19 September, 12-1pm Register here

A previous webinar is available for you to watch the recording here.

3. Working towards Net Zero Carbon

This webinar looks at the links between Eco Church and Net Zero Carbon; how they are different and how they inter-connect. It will focus mainly on the 'Buildings' section of the Eco Church survey, since it is heating and lighting a church building which creates most of a church's carbon footprint. The webinar will explain about free carbon footprinting tools available to churches.

Speaker: Helen Stephens is the Church Relations Manager at A Rocha UK, and absolutely central to the running of the Eco Church programme across the country. Helen has supported hundreds of churches to get started in their Eco Church journey, and has a wealth of practical advice to offer.

New Date: Tuesday 26 September, 4-5pm Register here

A previous webinar is available for you to watch the recording here.
We have a whole range of Net Zero Carbon webinars, and you can find the other topics here.

4. Eco Church Land

This webinar will tell you all about the 'Land' section of the Eco Church framework, why it matters, and filled with practical examples of what churches around the country have achieved.

Even urban churches will find out what's possible, whether it's installing planters and swift boxes, or forming partnerships to help others nearby.

Speaker: Delyth Higgins is the Eco Church Officer for Wales at A Rocha UK, the charity behind Eco Church.

New Date: Thursday 9 June, 12-1pm Register here

A previous webinar is available for you to watch the recording here.
This webinar is one part of a week-long webinar series, as part of Churches Count on Nature Week. You can see the whole webinar programme here.

St John's Church, Ben Rhydding (Bronze)

Worship and Teaching was one of St John's highest scoring areas on the Eco Church survey. This was thanks to initiatives like their animal blessing service, which has been a much-loved service at St John's. Reflecting on the service as part of their wider Eco Church efforts, St John's said:

"We particularly wanted it to be more than a pet service, so as to include farmed and wild animals too. We were able to highlight, and pray for, some of the serious challenges facing animals in all contexts, together with some of the organisations working to change these for the better.

We have run two of these services and they have been great fun. Would anyone actually come, we wondered rather anxiously!

But they did. At first, a lovely mixture of youngsters and adults, with: nine dogs, three guinea pigs, a hamster, and several cats by proxy. They all behaved beautifully, and each one was individually introduced to everyone, and prayed for, human companions too. We distributed tasty treats as animals left, and there was such a buzz of animal and human interaction!"

Could you try holding an animal blessing at your church for the festival of Francis of Assisi?

Christ Church East Greenwich (Silver)

Christ Church East Greenwich were awarded a Silver Eco Church award in 2019. In seeking to affirm the fifth mark of mission, they had a month's teaching and worship series centred on the environment, in conjunction with harvest. In 2020, they dedicated all of the teaching during Lent to environmental issues, using Ruth Valerio's book Saying Yes to Life and the Church of England's #LiveLent resources. They also created their own small group resources to be used in conjunction with Ruth Valerio's book, available on their website.

Christ Church, Selly Park (Bronze)

Funded by a legacy gift by one if its members, Christ Church installed solar panels on its roof as part of its broader environmental aims. Some 70 panels were installed and since their installation in 2018 the system has generated over 30,000 units (KWh) of power, exceeding initial expectations. A display monitor in the church building shows an up-to-date record of the power generated and carbon saved by the panels, which means the congregation can easily see the impact that the panels are having.

St Paul's Church, St Alban's (Bronze)

When St Paul's undertook a building project in 2009, they were committed to doing it in a way that was as sustainable as possible. The key elements for consideration were material selection and energy efficiency. Existing material was reused where possible and Enviroblock was used for new internal walls, made of at least 80% recycled content. They also sought to use recycled floor materials where possible, as well as using marmoleum - a product made from natural and renewable materials.

Solar panels were installed on the roof, and to date the church has avoided emitting over 44 tonnes of carbon as a result of the electricity they have been able to produce. In conjunction with the use of insulating boards for some walls, double-glazed windows, and thermostat-controlled radiators, St Paul's have ensured that all energy used is done so in the most efficient way.

Read more about their building project and other eco-initiatives here.

All Saints Church, Hethel (Silver)

In February 2018, a set of four Mitsubishi air-source heat pumps (ASHPs) were installed in Hethel Church. A detailed Powerpoint presentation explaining the heating needs of the church and why air-source heat pumps proved to the best option is available from All Saints' A Church Near You page.

Lee Abbey, Devon (Silver)

Water from streams in the forest on Lee Abbey's estate powers a hydro-electric turbine generating about a quarter to a third of their electricity each year. Lee Abbey also have hot water solar panels installed on the roof of one of their community buildings and they hope to convert to using biomass boilers and ground source heat pumps for heating their premises.

Christ Church, Toxteth (Gold)

Among other steps that Christ Church Toxteth Park are taking to preserve and protect the natural environment around them, they have started calculating their carbon footprint for each year and looking at ways to offset their emissions through carbon reduction policies. In 2019, they did this by planting trees in the North West of England through the Tree Appeal. They have also been encouraging the congregation to calculate their own carbon footprint and think about ways to reduce or mitigate their impact on the planet.

St James's, Piccadilly (Gold)

St James's Piccadilly is one of England's first Gold Eco Churches. By regularly auditing their energy usage they have been able to identify ways of reducing and offsetting emissions. Solar panels installed on the roof of the church generate 3,500 kWh of renewable electricity each year, and they pay to offset their non-renewable gas usage through the Woodland Carbon Code and Forest Carbon programmes.

St James's have documented their Eco Church journey in each of the five categories via a slideshow, which is viewable here.

St Luke's, Crosby (Bronze)

St Luke's have developed their grounds and made them accessible to the public via the Quiet Garden Movement, offering space for prayer, reflection, and rest. The gardens have been cultivated as an expression of caring for God's creation with an effort made to use recycled or repurposed materials, while also creating an environment attractive to local wildlife.

In addition, St Luke's have installed three bee hives, managed by the local community, and the honey produced is sold locally with proceeds supporting A Rocha Kenya. You can read more about their beekeeping here.

St Edward's, Plymouth (Silver)

In 2017, St Edward's set about improving their churchyard to make it a sanctuary for those from the local community, who could themselves be involved in its renovation. They were keen to improve the churchyard's biodiversity, setting the following goals as part of the project:

Protecting now-flowing plans, such as lichens and mosses growing on walls and memorials.

Improving the diversity of native trees and shrubs.

Regulating the grass mowing regime in specified areas to allow some of the dormant wildflowers to flower and seed.

Creating a biblical herb garden containing examples of herbs and plants mentioned in the Bible.

Establishing bird nesting boxes and bat roosting boxes.

By improving their churchyard's biodiversity, St Edward's were also able to achieve a Silver Eco Church award. Learn more about their churchyard on their website.

St Peter's and St Francis, Frimley (Silver)

As part of their wider Eco Church activities - including holding services themed around Creationtide, holding a world animal day, and introducing Fairtrade products - St Peter's and St Francis have created several resources for exploring their churchyard, helping visitors to discover their local biodiversity. They also have a Facebook page sharing ideas and resources.

Combe St Nicholas (Bronze)

Combe St Nicholas offer their local community an accessible recycling drop off point in an area where kerbside plastic recycling is not available. This enables local residents, particularly those who might struggle to get to a larger council-run recycling centre, to keep recycling their household plastic and also enables the church to be a point of contact for those living locally. In addition to plastic recycling, they also coordinate crisp packet and milk bottle top collection, and the church itself has achieved plastic-free status.

St James, Woodley (Bronze)

In conjunction with the local council, St James have been advocating for the local and global changes needed in response to the climate crisis. They also have an active Facebook group, which shares environment related news and ideas.

St John and St Stephen's Church, Reading (Silver)

St John and St Stephen's have been on an eco-journey for over a decade. One of the challenges they describe was convincing those who were sceptical about the importance of climate justice. But as this resistance eased, they have been able to introduce many green initiatives, including encouraging congregation members to walk or cycle where possible. Joanna Laynesmith, a member of St John and St Stephen's, blogs about her experiences of Eco Church here.

St Andrew's, Rugby (Gold)

As one of the few Gold Eco Churches in the country, St Andrew's is engaged in a wide range of environment-conscious practices, which includes running Eco-Fayres for the local community. A member of their congregation, who often has a stall at the fayres, blogs about her experiences of trying to live plastic-free.

Want your church to become an Eco Church? Start by registering here.

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Our webinar programme

Audience, length and how to book

Our webinars are aimed at a wide range of people; diocesan staff/volunteers working in roles with an environmental aspect to them, those running cathedrals, TEIs, or other institutions, individual clergy, church wardens and parishioners who want to make changes to their churches.

The webinars on low carbon technologies are designed to be "technical webinars for non-technical people" and do not require prior knowledge.

Webinars are generally an hour long, with around 40-45 minutes of content and then time for some questions at the end, submitted through the 'chat' area.

Places on all webinars are free but must be booked using the links below. Before the webinar, you will be sent a Zoom link showing you how to join.

Upcoming webinars in 2023

Our webinar programme for Jan-Mar 2023 is going back to basics; what is the Church's carbon footprint and how to we know, how does the Energy Footprint Tool work, and what does Net Zero Carbon look like for a diocese, a church, and a school? They will make great start points, or valuable refreshers, for anyone interested in the Church's work to cut our carbon footprint and help to safeguard creation in very practical ways.

We are running these webinars as the Church launches its brand new action packs to support action by dioceses, churches, cathedrals, schools, and Theological Colleages.

The Church of England's Carbon Footprint

This webinar will give you the key findings from the Church of England's Carbon Emissions Report for 2021. It will also explain what is in- and out-of-scope of the Church of England's Net Zero Carbon target, and how we approach measurement using the Energy Footprint Tool for churches and the wider Energy Toolkit for other buildings and travel.

Speakers:

Tom Wood from the national Research and Statistics Team, who has developed the Energy Toolkit and has written the national Carbon Emissions report.

Catherine Ross, who works on Net Zero Carbon as part of the CofE Environment Programme.

Date and time: Jan 17, 2023 12:00-13:00, Watch the video here

Measuring your church's carbon footprint with the Energy Footprint Tool

Does your church want to know it's carbon footprint?

This practical webinar will explain what you need to know to use the Energy Footprint Tool; what information you need to have to hand, and how to enter it. It also touches on the wider 360Carbon tool, for those keen churches which want to go further.

The webinar will also tell you how the information can help your parish, and the national Church, to make plans to achieve Net Zero Carbon.

Speakers:
* Tom Wood from the national Research and Stats team (the team which has created and runs the EFT),

* Matthew Barber-Rowell, Eco Transformation, Manchester Diocese, who has actively worked with local churches to complete the EFT

* Caroline Pomeroy / Adrian Frost (tbc) from Climate Stewards, the Christian offsetting charity behind the 360Carbon tool

Time and date: Jan 24, 2023 12:00-13:00 Watch the video here

Creating a Net Zero Carbon action plan

This webinar tells you where to start, if you want to create a net zero carbon action plan for your diocese, church, school, or other organisation. There are pointers about where to find data, the principles to adopt, who to involve, where you can find helpful examples, and the kind of milestones you may want to adopt.

Speakers: Denise Rowley, Church of England Net Zero Carbon Programme Officer, who coordinated the creation of the CofE's Routemap to Net Zero Carbon

Date and time: Feb 2, 2023 12:00-13:00 WATCH THE RECORDING HERE

Becoming a Net Zero Carbon school

This webinar is part of our regular series for schools, aiming to become net zero carbon. This update covers:
* NEW resources to help schools,
* what key milestones to include in your own action plan,
* the Energy Toolkit, now open for entry for 2022 data,
* two inspiring case study videos from Blackburn and Gloucester dioceses.

It is aimed at school leadership teams, Business Managers, eco-governors, teachers leading on the environment for their school, and those in relevant diocesan roles.

Speakers:
* Robyn Ford, Estates and Policy Officer, national Education Office
* Matt Fulford from Inspired Efficiency, who has carried out hundreds of school energy audits
* Harry Paticas / Kate Trinder from RAFT, who are supporting the CEO to create new school resources

Date and time: Feb 9, 2023 16:00-17:00 WATCH RECORDING HERE

Becoming a Net Zero Carbon Diocese

This webinar is primarily aimed at those in diocesan roles who are helping their diocese become Net Zero Carbon. It goes through the key milestones for dioceses, where you can find resources and information to help you, and practical examples of what dioceses are doing. A tour of the online 'Net Zero Carbon Resource Hub' is included, and an update on national funding.

Speakers: Denise Rowley, CofE Net Zero Carbon Programme Officer, will be joined by a panel of people from dioceses around the country at different stages in their work.

Date and time: Feb 23, 2023 12:00-13:00, Watch the recording here

Becoming a Net Zero Carbon church

This webinar will help your church get started on becoming a net zero carbon church. Come along to find out:
* What net zero carbon means?
* What kind of practical change might it require?
* How do you know your start point?
* What resources are out there to help you?
* Plus inspiring examples from churches around the country

Speaker: Catherine Ross, who has led on net zero carbon for the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division, including creating the " Practical Path to Net Zero Carbon for Churches"

Date and time: two options:

Becoming a Net Zero Carbon Theological College

This webinar will help your theological college get started on becoming net zero carbon. Come along to find out:
* What net zero carbon means?
* What kind of practical change might it require at a TEI?
* How do you know your start point?
* What resources are out there to help TEIs? (A new 'Eco College framework is currently being developed with A Rocha UK)
* Plus inspiring examples from around the country

Speakers:
* Rev Canon Dr Mark Powley, Principal, St Hild's
* Jo Chamberlain, CofE's Environment Officer

Date: Thursday March 16th, noon. Watch recording here

Church solar panels

This webinar will give you an introduction to solar PV panel technology, its applications, usage and on-going benefits that accrue to system owners. It covers:

This is a full update of the same webinar, last run 2 years ago.

Speaker: Guy Hewitt from Treadlighter. Guy has 13 years experience of designing & installing Solar PV systems across all property types, including many projects for churches and listed buildings.

Date: Two options

Church heating

Part 1: To replace or not replace?
This webinar will tell you what you should you think about when deciding whether to replace your heating. What are the implications for your carbon footprint and the historic context of the church? This will take in equipment, running costs, efficiency considerations, embodied carbon, and maintenance.

Date: Two options:
Part 2: Choosing the best heating solution for your church
This webinar will include heat pumps, electric heating solutions, and more. What are the pros and cons, what is the carbon impact and what is the future of funding? What are the key questions to ask? How do we make a persuasive case for change?

Date: Two options:

Both topics have been fully updated since these webinar were last run 2 years ago.

Speaker: Susan Logan from EcoTeric. Susan is a Chartered Building Services Engineer who has worked for 40 years designing and advising on energy efficiency and latterly carbon efficient solutions. She has been the Heating Advisor for Worcester Diocese for the last 15 years and a member of the DAC for even longer.

Recordings of past webinars

Recordings of webinars on getting started: forming your team, action planning, and measuring net zero
These webinars give an overview of where a diocese can start on it's net zero journey. They are aimed at diocesan staff and volunteers, but there will be much of interest to other audiences too.

1. Forming your team

Speaker: Jo Chamberlain, National Environment Officer, Mission and Public Affairs, at the Church of England
Having run this topic several times, we have no future dates planned.
Watch a recording Missed it? here .

Want us to run it again? email [email protected]

2. Action planning

Speaker: Jo Chamberlain, National Environment Officer, Mission and Public Affairs, at the Church of England
Having run this topic several times, we have no future dates planned.
Watch a recording Missed it? here .

Recordings of webinars on moving your buildings towards net zero
These webinars focus in on bricks and mortar issues; what we can do to reduce our use of energy, what makes the most difference, and what is practical?

3. Conservation pitfalls and how to avoid them, en route to Net Zero Carbon

This webinar will cover

some of the conservation pitfalls that projects often encounter, when trying to make environmental changes to historic buildings, and how to avoid them,

questions people can ask themselves at the very beginning of a project, which will help get projects on the right track,

examples of changes which can be made that are good environmentally and good for the conservation of historic buildings / interiors.

Speaker: Tobit Curteis, Architectural Conservator at Tobit Curteis Associates LLP.

Tobit runs a practice specialising in the diagnosis and control of environmental deterioration in historic buildings and the conservation of wall paintings. As well as extensive work with churches and cathedrals, Tobit also works for private and institutional clients, including English Heritage, the National Trust, and Historic Royal Palaces. He is an accredited member of the Institute for Conservation, a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries, and a fellow of the International Institute of Conservation.

This webinar has now been run. Watch the recording here.

4. Getting to "yes" for your environmental project - Successfully navigating the faculty system

This webinar is aimed at representatives of churches around the country, DAC staff and advisors, archdeacons and architects. It will focus on the practicalities of how churches who want to carry out environmentally-minded projects (insulation, heating, solar, EV car charging and the like) can best navigate the faculty system. How can they 'get to yes' by designing the right project and making their case well?

To cover:

Panel:

Note - this webinar is 1.5 hours long.

This webinar has now run. Watch the video here.

5. Finding the balance: assessing embodied carbon in retrofit projects on church buildings

When considering strategies to reduce emissions in operation, there is a danger that the measures themselves could cause more emissions in the manufacture and installation than they would save in practice - and thus achieves the opposite of what is desired.

This is a particular risk in large buildings with relatively low energy demand, especially those used only intermittently. It is thus necessary to be able to compare "embodied" and "operational" carbon emissions and to understand how a changing energy supply matrix affects decisions in the long run.

The webinar will provide participants with the basic information required to understand the subject, and a framework for making decisions which take embodied carbon into account.

Speakers: Nigel Griffiths, Policy Adviser for the Sustainable Traditional Buildings Alliance and Douglas Kent, Technical and Research Director, Society for the Protection of Ancient Buildings.

6. What's needed in practice get to net zero carbon? And what's stopping us? : The results of the Wayfinders Project

Detailed studies of twelve Church of England buildings are taking place during winter 2021/22. For each building, a Net Zero Carbon Action Plan is being created, and costed, which sets out what action would be needed - in practice - to get to net zero. We are also asking about the barriers to action; what is getting in the way of action?

We are focusing on a sample of buildings which we know are relatively high in their energy use; 4 busy churches, 3 secondary schools, 3 primary schools, a diocesan office, and a Theological Education Institution.

This results of this project, the Wayfinders Project, will help test and inform the Church of England's "Routemap to Net Zero Carbon by 2030".

This webinar will feedback the headlines from the Wayfinders Project. What are the main recommendations, what do they cost, and what are the barriers?

The webinar will be useful to:
Speakers:

Matt Fulford, Inspired Efficiency (the specialist firm carrying out the reviews)

Catherine Ross, from the Church of England Environment Programme

Webinar has now run. Watch the recording here. (Note, it is 2 hours long because of an extended Q&A. The actual presentation is the first 45 mins.)

7. Briefings on the updated faculty rules

This session will cover the recent changes to the faculty rules, in the light of the commitment to achieve Net Zero Carbon by 2030, as agreed by General Synod at their February session.

It will be useful for DAC members and staff teams, Church Energy Advisor Network members, Diocesan Environment Officers, and to individual parishes planning projects.

Speakers : David Knight and Catherine Ross, from the Cathedral and Church Buildings Division of the Church of England.

Two options:

Recordings of webinars on low carbon solutions - heating, lighting, solar and more

These are " technical webinars for non-technical people ", explaining how each technology can help your church move towards the goal of net zero carbon, and the real practicalities of taking action.

The speaker delivering each webinar has been chosen after a tendering exercise, based on their expertise in the field and practical knowledge.

3. Energy-saving quick wins

Matt Fulford from Inspired Efficiency. Matt is the sustainability advisor at Gloucester Diocese, and has carried out countless church energy audits as part of the national audit programme and the Oxford Diocese audit programme. He led a project at his own church, to make St Michael and All Angels Withington a 'zero carbon' church.

Annie Rey, Marketing Manager at Parish Buying will also join, to share links towards support available from Parish Buying.

Two options:

4. The Effective Management of Lighting Towards Net Zero

This webinar will cover church lighting - in all forms. The focus will be on how changes in the use of lighting can impact positively on the goal of becoming net zero carbon. Whilst LED lighting is now seen as the most efficient and effective light source it is the extent of use and the management of lighting that determines the energy utilisation and the impact on carbon use.

Speaker: Bruce Kirk from Light Perceptions. Bruce has designed lighting schemes for more than 200 parish churches and twenty cathedrals, and has 25 years experience as a DAC advisor.

7. The basics of heat pumps

Decarbonising heat is key to achieving Net Zero Carbon. One way to achieve this is to install a heat pump, but this is only suitable for churches in certain circumstances.

This workshop will look at the basics of heat pumps (mainly air source and ground source heat pumps). It will discuss their use, where heat pumps work well, and how to make sure their use is optimised.

The session will also look at some of the common problems that occur with heat pumps. It will give an indication of costs for church installations, but these are very case-by-case.

Speaker: Mark Taylor from TM Energy Solutions is speaking on behalf of the Energy Managers Association. The EMA is dedicated to establishing best-practice in Energy Management and putting Energy Management at the heart of British business.

This webinar has now completed, catch-up with the recording here.

8. Electric heating solutions - From pews and panels to chandeliers and cushions

Come to this practical webinar to hear about the range of direct electric heating solutions which exist. The webinar will cover pew heating, far-infra-red heating, panel heaters, storage heaters, heated cushions, and suspended ("chandelier") heaters.

Solutions like these can help churches achieve Net Zero Carbon. They often work well for occasionally-used churches, who want to move away entirely from oil and gas, and also for regularly-used churches which want a hybrid system, reducing the hours their space heating system runs each week.

(This webinar will not cover heat pumps, which is the subject of the session, above.)

Speaker: George Evans, Managing Director, BN Thermic. George has 9 years of experience designing and installing heating systems, including installations in around 200 churches around the country.

Two dates:

Recordings of webinars on environmental fundraising
Fundraising is competitive, and there is no easy answer, but our three webinars will help get you started. Part 1 gives you a sense of the broad landscape of environmental funding opportunities, Part 2 covers how to start fundraising, whilst Part 3 is aimed at people with some existing fundraising experience, who want to know more about specific opportunities.

Part 1 - What opportunities exist in the environmental funding landscape?

This first webinar will cover:

An introduction to the funding landscape for environmental projects in churches, including the Covid-19 context

What are the different types of funding available: trusts and foundations, statutory grants, loans, corporate support, individuals, public campaigns?

What are the success rates in applying for these types of funding?

Which type of funding is suitable for different projects, both in scale and type?

How and where can you find out about the opportunities for you, and what do you need to look out for?

Note: The webinar is longer than usual, at 1.5 hours, to allow more time for questions.
Speaker: Andrew Evans, Senior Consultant, Philanthropy Company. Andrew is an experienced fundraising director and consultant who has secured seven figure donations from both individual donors and grant-makers in areas including churches, arts and heritage, health and community development. This has included environmental projects such as LED lighting projects and adding insultation when re-roofing. He also brings strong credentials and personal commitment to environmental sustainability projects, including working pro bono to help his own church secure its Gold EcoChurch award.

This webinar has now past. Watch the recording.

Part 2 - How to start environmental fundraising

This second webinar will cover:
Note: The webinar is longer than usual, at 1.5 hours, to allow more time for questions.
Speaker: Andrew Evans, Senior Consultant, Philanthropy Company. Andrew is an experienced fundraising director and consultant who has secured seven figure donations from both individual donors and grant-makers in areas including churches, arts and heritage, health and community development. This has included environmental projects such as LED lighting projects and adding insultation when re-roofing. He also brings strong credentials and personal commitment to environmental sustainability projects, including working pro bono to help his own church secure its Gold EcoChurch award.

This webinar has now past: Watch the recording.

Part 3 - Environmental fundraising for experienced fundraisers

This third webinar will cover:
Note: The webinar is longer than usual, at 1.5 hours, to allow more time for questions.
Speaker: Andrew Evans, Senior Consultant, Philanthropy Company. Andrew is an experienced fundraising director and consultant who has secured seven figure donations from both individual donors and grant-makers in areas including churches, arts and heritage, health and community development. This has included environmental projects such as LED lighting projects and adding insultation when re-roofing. He also brings strong credentials and personal commitment to environmental sustainability projects, including working pro bono to help his own church secure its Gold EcoChurch award.

This webinar has now past: Watch the recording here.

Other webinars from the Church of England Environment Programme

Eco Church programme webinars

We have four Eco Church webinars, available to book on this page.

1. An introduction and overview of eco church - getting started

2. Working towards an award and gaining momentum

3. Working towards net zero carbon with Eco Church

4. Land

Eco Church is an ecumenical programme and, whilst these webinars are being hosted by the Church of England Environment Programme, they are open to all churches to attend. BOOK HERE

Environmental webinars for schools

Our Education Office has started a new series of environmental webinars for schools.
Webinar 1 - June 2021.
This webinar outlined the Net Zero Carbon target and next steps. It covered what the net zero target includes, how to measure the carbon footprint of your school, and then featured Alex Green of " UK Climate Change * Lets Go Zero". This important campaign helps to provide all schools with a clear roadmap to net zero carbon by improving their understanding of energy usage, reducing consumption and helping to identify opportunities for efficiencies.

Webinar 2 - October 2021..

This webinar covered a really informative Net Zero Project Case Study, a demo of the Schools Environmental Footprint Calculator, an update on Lets Go Zero, and a range of Christian Aid resources to help your school host a 'Mini COP'.

Watch the recording here.
Webinar 2 - May 2022 - Learnings from net zero carbon action plans
This webinar is aimed at school business managers, school leaders, school governors and directors of MATs, diocesan buildings officers, diocesan directors of education, diocesan environment officers, and anyone interested in how our schools can work towards Net Zero.

This session includes:

Panellists include Matt Fulford, a consultant at Inspired Efficiency, Tom Wood, statistician at the Church of England, and Denise Rowley, Net Zero Carbon Planning Officer at the Church of England.

If you would like to register your interest in future webinars, please email [email protected]

Getting Ready for the Great Big Green Week during the Season of Creation

The Great Big Green Week is a nationwide celebration of action on climate change, taking place across the UK from the 24th September - 2nd October 2022, and which falls during the Church's Season of Creation, giving Christian groups the perfect opportunity to join in.

In 2021, over 5000 events took place and over 200,000 people took part. Watch the 2 min video about GBGW 2021.

Come along to hear about:

how your church, cathedral, school, dioceses, or group can take part,

inspiring examples from 2021,

what organising a GBGW event involves,

how to register your event,

what grants are available and how to apply, and

how it fits with the Season of Creation.

Speakers: Grace Fisher, Community Organiser/ Mobiliser, from The Climate Coalition and Jo Chamberlain, Environment Policy Officer, from the Church of England.

Thus 21st April, 12-1pm. BOOK HERE.

Useful webinars programmes from other organisations

We share links here to some other organisations webinar programme, where we think they are of particular relevance.

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Webinars on getting to net zero carbon | The Church of England

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Audience, length and how to book Our webinars are aimed at a wide range of people; diocesan staff/volunteers working in roles with an environmental aspect to them, those running cathedrals, TEIs, or other institutions, individual clergy, church wardens and parishioners who want to make changes to their churches.

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Energy and money saving tips for parishes

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Resorces from the DAC Conference, September 2022

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Practical suggestions to help parishes save energy and money

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An example sermon on climate issues from the Climate Emergency Toolkit

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St Luke’s church in Crosby has kindly shared their Environmental Policy, which incorporates an ethical purchasing policy, for other churches to use as a starting point

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A downloadable interactive document with energy saving tips for your parish