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Operation Noah and other charities join ‘Warm this Winter’ campaign, call on UK Government to provide more support for people this winter

Posted in: Articles, Blog, Campaigning
Date posted: 27 September 2022

Even with the announcement of recent government support for energy bills, it’s estimated that 7 million households – that’s over 16 million people, including pensioners, disabled people and parents across the UK – will still be in fuel poverty this winter. People are already facing impossible choices – and many more will too unless more action is taken.

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PRESS RELEASE: Operation Noah report finds Church of England land contributes to the climate crisis, suggests ways to reduce and store emissions

Posted in: Blog, Campaigning, Church resources, Featured, News, Reports, Science
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.

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On 20 September at 7pm, join us for the online launch of our new report, ‘Church Land and the Climate Crisis’

Posted in: Blog, Events, Featured, News
Date posted: 13 September 2022

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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August 2022 Newsletter

Posted in: Blog, Newsletters

In our August newsletter, we reflect on soaring energy bills, invite you to attend an autumn webinar on church land and the climate crisis, talk to Revd Dr Rachel Mash about Communion Forest and other environmental developments from the Lambeth Conference, and much, much more.

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Register for our 27 September ‘Divest the Church England’ online training session

Posted in: Blog, Campaigning, Events
Date posted: 24 August 2022

Join us for a one-hour ‘Divest the Church of England’ training session on Tuesday 27 September at 5.30pm. In this short online session, you’ll learn more about the dangerous expansion plans of fossil fuel companies and why divesting from fossil fuels and investing in climate solutions is the way forward.

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‘It’s still not high enough up the priority list’: Revd Dr Rachel Mash discusses how environmental issues featured at this summer’s Lambeth Conference

Posted in: Articles, Blog, Featured
Date posted: 24 August 2022

The two biggest things that happened environmentally at this summer’s Lambeth Conference – the once-a-decade gathering of Anglican bishops – were the announcement of a global project to protect forests, reforest land and restore nature, and the introduction of a document on the environment. Operation Noah recently spoke to Revd Dr Rachel Mash, secretary of the Anglican Communion Environmental Network, about the environmental significance of Lambeth.

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