Posts tagged 'Church of England'

PRESS RELEASE: Operation Noah welcomes Church of England decision to set 2030 net zero target

Posted in: News
Date posted: 13 February 2020

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12 February 2020

Operation Noah joyfully welcomes the outcome of the Church of England General Synod debate on the climate emergency and carbon reduction target.

General Synod members voted by 144 votes to 129 to support an amendment from Revd Canon Prof. Martin Gainsborough, Chaplain to the Bishop of Bristol, to set a net zero emissions target of 2030.

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Church of England General Synod votes for fossil fuel divestment

Posted in: News
Date posted: 8 July 2018

The Church of England’s governing body, General Synod, has voted almost unanimously to divest by 2023 from oil and gas companies not on track to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global average temperature rise to well below 2°C.

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