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Every day throughout Lent, Operation Noah will feature one of the 40 CofE and Catholic dioceses in England and Wales that, at the beginning of 2023, had yet to make a divestment commitment. Follow our daily blog to keep up on our Lent campaign, which will include videos from campaigners, facts about the devastating impact of fossil fuels, written prayers and more.
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Date posted: 21 February 2023
As fossil fuel companies report record profits while underinvesting in renewables and exploring for new oil and gas, UK Christians are calling on Church of England (CofE) and Catholic dioceses yet to make a divestment commitment to divest this Lent. Written prayers, video messages, and facts about the devastating impacts of fossil fuels will be shared as part of the campaign. Christians will also be invited to write to their bishop, get their local church to divest, and reach out to diocesan financial decision makers to discuss divestment.
At the start of 2023, 40 dioceses across England and Wales had yet to make a commitment to divest from fossil fuels. This Lent, Operation Noah, through our websites and social media channels, will highlight one of these dioceses on each of the 40 days of Lent and will encourage Christians to call on Church leaders to make changes.
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Date posted: 21 December 2022
As we prepare to celebrate Christmas and welcome in the New Year, we first wanted to look back on 2022 by compiling our Top 10 Moments. Over the past 12 months, the Church has used its voice to challenge climate injustice, its money to invest in climate solutions and its power to stop funding fossil fuels. In our final newsletter of the year, we celebrate the inspiring work of campaigners to care for creation and to mobilise the Church and society to do likewise.
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Date posted: 20 September 2022
Operation Noah has released a report that makes recommendations on ways to reduce and store carbon emissions to one of the country’s largest landowners, the Church of England, which owns approximately 0.5% of the UK’s land. The report is also relevant to other UK Churches and Christian groups, estimated to own another 0.5% of the UK’s land.
We are inviting you to join us on Tuesday at 7pm as we host an online event exploring our new report – scheduled to release on the same day – ‘Church Land and the Climate Crisis: A Guide to Action’, which outlines the scope for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Church land, as well as enhancing carbon sinks such as woodlands and peatlands.
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Date posted: 27 March 2023
On Friday 21 April, Operation Noah along with other Christian charities – including Tearfund, Christian Aid, YCCN and CAFOD – will hold a No Faith In Fossil Fuels Service and Pilgrimage outside St John’s Church, Waterloo. We’ll gather from 11am to pray and sing; after the service 12pm, we will walk to Parliament and join The Big One protest, which will be family-friendly and is aiming to attract 100,000 people.
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Date posted: 1 March 2023
In our February 2023 newsletter, catch up on all the latest Church divestment and climate news, including the launch of our ’40 Days, 40 Dioceses’ campaign which has already seen four dioceses divest, details about the Anglican Communion’s call for no new fossil fuels and more!
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Date posted: 21 February 2023
Between the Church of England and the Roman Catholic Church in England and Wales, 40 dioceses had yet to make a formal divestment commitment at the beginning of 2023, though in January 2023, the Diocese of London announced it would divest; on 16 February, Lichfield Diocese announced its divestment; and on 20 February, the Diocese of Rochester divested.
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Date posted: 31 January 2023
In our January 2023 newsletter, we introduce our ’40 Days, 40 Dioceses’ campaign which will launch on Ash Wednesday, share exciting news about the Diocese of London’s decision to divest from oil and gas companies, announce a date for this year’s Global Divestment Announcement, hear more about the Stop Rosebank campaign, and much more.
Lent is a season of penance, prayer and repentance – so what better time to use our newly-revised study guide, ‘Tenants of the King’, to reflect on what God might be saying to us through the climate crisis today?
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Date posted: 31 January 2023
On 7 February at 7pm, members of Young Christian Climate Network (YCCN) will gather outside the Norwegian embassy in London, praying for Norway to think again about its endorsement of more oil and gas developments in the midst of a climate crisis.
