Join us as we continue to speak the truth about climate emergency and explore together how we can enable all of God’s creation to flourish.
Our Diocesan Environment and Climate Emergency motion commits us to learning the facts and speaking the truth about our environment, the climate emergency and the action we can take to care for creation. In this section you will find information on the environment in the form of fact sheets and news items as well as links to webinars and other sites.
Latest news
Information and facts
- Climate change fact sheet
- Joe Ware identifies ways in which parish churches can reduce their carbon footprint
- Outlook Autumn 2019 (edition focused on the environment, The Green Team feature on pages 18 & 19 explore Eco Church in more depth)
Eco Church Kent
A Facebook group called Eco Church Kent is available to support anyone working to make their church and community more sustainable and eco-friendly.
Growing Greener newsletter
Growing Greener (previously All Things Bright & Beautiful) is our digest of news, campaigns, hints, tips and hope. To sign up simply click here. The newsletter alternates every other month with a special blog from Revd Joyce Addison where she explores the theology behind caring for God’s creation and examines our role as caretakers of this extraordinary planet. (All previous issues are listed below).
Eco Church South East Going Beyond Bronze
The event on 8 May 2021 shared with us the following useful links:
- Ruth Valerio and Paul Kerensa’s book aimed at7-9 year olds
- Burning Down the House: 14-19 year olds’ views
- Bishop Olivia Graham’s (Reading, Oxford Diocese) series of Youtube films on theology and environment
- 360 Carbon calculator
- The Church of England runs a series of excellent webinars which go into more depth on specific issues such as buildings
- Twin Your Toilet
- Energy Garden’s solar cooperative
- A Rocha’s Wild Christian scheme
- Sources of funding for eco refurbishments:
- Useful other organisations
- Recordings of the event
- Truro choir Sing2G7...
- Eco Church Kent Facebook group