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Blog, Environment · 9 May, 2022

Net Zero From the Ground Up: the case for councils

We're launching a new campaign, 'Net Zero In My Neighbourhood'. This blog explores why we're focusing on local councils for climate action, and how you can get involved. I’d like to use my car less but public transport is unreliable. I’d like to recycle more but recycling bins are only collected …

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Briefings, Environment · 24 November, 2021

COP26 – what was achieved?

COP26 was the most significant climate summit since Paris in 2015. The measures outlined in the COP26 Glasgow Climate Pact are critical if we are to set a course to keeping global warming below 1.5 degrees. Members of churches, in the UK and further afield, have been campaigning in advance of …

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Environment, Politics and Elections · 14 November, 2021

Response to COP26

Statement from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church on the conclusion of the Glasgow COP26 summit – 14 November 2021 Significant new statements have been made at the summit in Glasgow. Most government delegations accept that the sense of urgency is …

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Environment · 8 November, 2021

Updates from COP26: What happened over the weekend in Glasgow?

As we enter week two of COP26, things are still very much in the balance as to how we will measure the success of the conference. So far, we’ve heard commitments from world leaders on coal, methane gasses and de-forestation. We’ve had speeches from world leaders, including from communities on the …

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Environment · 29 October, 2021

COP26: Why Loss and Damage matters

It is often said that we should act on climate change for the sake of our children and grandchildren’s futures. While this focus on intergenerational justice is certainly welcome, it obscures an important and urgent fact: climate change is destroying lives and livelihoods around the world now. To …

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Blog, Environment, Politics and Elections · 28 October, 2021

What can we expect from COP26 in Glasgow?

Make no mistake - COP26 matters a lot.  As the UN Secretary General has said “The alarm bells are deafening, and the evidence is irrefutable:  greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel burning and deforestation are choking our planet and putting billions of people at immediate risk. Global heating …

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Blog, Economy, Environment, Universal Credit · 27 October, 2021

Responding to the Budget

On Wednesday 27th October, the Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak announced the Autumn Budget in the House of Commons. It’s hard to ground Budget statements in everyday reality – not least because different people and different political parties see reality very differently. At other times, …

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Environment, Poverty and Inequality · 23 September, 2021

What will it take to insulate Britain?

News over the last week has drawn attention to environmental protestors blocking roads in the south-east of England. The strategic blockages have been a huge headache to motorists going about their business, transporting parcels and food, or getting to work or the airport, and have led to at least …

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Church Statements, Environment · 20 September, 2021

Glasgow Multi-Faith Declaration for COP26

This joint statement was released on 20th September 2021, ahead of the United Nations COP26 meeting taking place in Glasgow, in November 2021.  You can find a poster version of this declaration to show in your church here. Our faith communities are united in caring for human life and …

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Blog, Environment · 8 July, 2021

Make COP Count Parliamentary Event

Ahead of COP26 in November 2021, the interfaith initiative Make COP Count gathered faith leaders and parliamentarians together to explore the role of faith communities in encouraging an ambitious and effective climate summit, in partnership with the all-party parliamentary groups (APPG) on Climate …

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