Archive: 2019 - Operation Noah

Read our December newsletter here.

In our last newsletter of 2019 we share an opportunity for your church to join in with an exciting divestment announcement in January, give news about two declarations you can support with your signature and provide a link to a helpful tool to see what policies UK political parties are proposing in their manifestos.

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This post is written by our guest blogger Bill McGuire. He is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL and author of Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanic Eruptions. He was a contributor to the IPCC 2012 report on Climate Change & Extreme Events and Disasters. His new book is Knock Three Times: 28 Modern Folk Tales for a World in Trouble; a short-story anthology co-edited with Andrew Simms.

On 20 November, at Trinity House (near Borough High Street) in London Churches Together in South London Big Gathering organise a Churches Together for the Climate event.

James Buchanan (our Bright Now Campaign Manager) and Holly Petersen (on of our trustees, speaking on behalf of Christian Climate Action) will give talks at the event.

There will be a climate conscious buffet from 6pm; main programme from 7-9pm. Contact Claire Crowley for more information and to RSVP.

Read our November newsletter here.

Last month was the warmest October on record, according to the EU’s climate monitoring service. Activists from groups such as Extinction Rebellion, Christian Climate Action and Faith for the Climate continued to protest for urgent government response on the escalating climate and ecological emergency. More on this below.

In this newsletter we also share a call for speakers and some exciting news from the Bright Now campaign: The URC Synod of Wales divested from fossil fuels! We share about an opportunity for local churches to join a divestment announcement in the new year and a story about the Catholic Impact Investing Collaborative launching a network in the UK and Europe.

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This post is written by our guest blogger Bill McGuire. Bill McGuire is Professor Emeritus of Geophysical & Climate Hazards at UCL and author of Waking the Giant: How a Changing Climate Triggers Earthquakes, Tsunamis and Volcanic Eruptions. He was a contributor to the IPCC 2012 report on Climate Change & Extreme Events and Disasters.

The battle against climate breakdown is being fought across the planet, from the wildfire-ravaged bush of Australia and California, to the hurricane-lashed Bahamas and monsoon-swamped India. But the front line in this intensifying battle is, without doubt, to be found where the land meets the sea. Here, in the coastal zone, are located many – if not most – of the world’s great cities and countless smaller communities. Close to 700 million people in all.

We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated person with a strong campaigning background and excellent communication skills to join us at a crucial moment in the campaign for fossil free Churches. Could this be you?