The Methodist Church signed up to a series of carbon reduction commitments at its annual Conference.
The Conference, meeting in Portsmouth’s Guildhall, confirmed a pledge to reduce Church’s carbon emissions by 80 per cent by 2050 in line with Government targets after adopting resolutions set out in a carbon reduction report. Read more
A Transition Initiative (which could be a town, village, university or island etc) is a community-led response to the pressures of climate change, fossil fuel depletion and increasingly, economic contraction. Read more
A new report says Britain could cut greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2030, creating hundreds of thousands of new jobs and regaining energy security at the heart of a radically revamped economy.
The Zerocarbonbritain2030 report, published by the Centre for Alternative Technology on Wednesday 16 June 2010, includes input from thirteen universities, twelve research bodies (including NEF, the New Economics Foundation), and eight key industry players. It highlights a path for a zero carbon transition by 2030. Read more
Europe is behaving in a dangerously two-faced way when it comes to protecting the world’s climate, Christian Aid warned as the UN climate talks in Bonn draw to a close. Read more
In an interview with the respected Catholic overseas aid agency CAFOD, Yvo de Boer, the outgoing Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has spoken of the “incredible” work of NGOs during the climate change talks and highlighted the input of faith-based organisations. Read more
Pascale Palmer, CAFOD’s advocacy media officer, reflects on the Copenhagen Accord and the talks in Bonn. Read more
Creation Challenge newsletter
Welcome to the June edition of Creation Challenge!
An exciting piece of news is that we will be part of a new ‘green zone’ at the Greenbelt festival at Cheltenham race course over the August Bank Holiday weekend. The ‘green zone’ brings together all the environmental organisations featured in the G Source exhibition tent. CEL is taking the lead in this area which we will have a display alongside them, A Rocha, Ecocongregation, the Quakers, and others. If could you spare us some time to help staff it you can sign up for just one two-hour slot, but if you can spare more it would be a great help. Please let Paul Bodenham know if you can help: paul@christian-ecology.org.uk
For more info about the festival go to: http://www.greenbelt.org.uk/
The network exists to support the work of individuals and churches throughout our denominations so please share any news, tips, experiences or questions that you have where churches’ and your own engagement with the environment are concerned.
Best wishes,
Dave Coaker – Creation Challenge, Coordinator
Today, with media attention on climate change, there‘s a danger we ignore the disastrous changes affecting the millions of species with which we share this planet. According to the U.N., 34,000 plant and 5,200 animal species face extinction, whilst species are disappearing at 50 to 100 times the natural rate, and rising. So why does biodiversity matter? Read more
Churches across the UK are celebrating Environment Sunday on 6 June 2010, as the United Nations prepares a biodiversity report which will say that the value of saving “natural goods and services” such as pollination, medicines, clean air and water will be worth between 10 and 100 times the cost of saving the habitats and species which produce them. Read more
The European Christian Environmental Network have produced a new brochure on churches in Europe helping biodiversity.
This beautifully produced brochure on biodiversity will inspire you to care for plants and animals in your church building and land. It is full of stories, theology, and practical advice. Could we adopt a species?
Read more: God‘s Rich Variety: Churches in Europe helping biodiversity
