Church of England Environment Lead Signs Major Climate Change Petition to UN
19. May 2016With evidence building that the first three months of 2016 were the hottest on record, the Church of England’s lead bishop on the environment, the...
Climate Change
The climate change working group addresses one of the most crucial environmental issues facing humanity. Many parts of the world are facing serious disruptions caused by climate change. Its challenges strike deep into our society and lifestyles. Climate experts say we need a steep and swift global reduction of greenhouse gas emissions. Yet governments disagree about reductions of barely a tenth of what is needed. Find out in these pages what ECEN, in collaboration with other church organisations, is doing to promote action and raise awareness of these crucial issues.
Facilitator
Henrik Grape, Adrian Shaw
Contact
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Climate change with Dr Katherine Hayhoe
17. May 2016Dr Hayhoe is a specialist in atmospheric science, and an evangelical Christian, who has taken upon herself a mission to explain climate change to Christian...
Paris climate deal to be signed by over 130 countries at UN ceremony
8. April 2016Landmark event on 22 April to mark the record for highest number of countries signing an international treaty.
Hope in a Changing Climate conference
24. March 2016The EWDC is hosting the first major post-Paris faith conference on climate change, which is being supported by all the main Christian denominations and NGOs....
God, Creation and Climate Change: Spiritual and Ethical Perspectives
14. March 2016Climate change threatens the future of the planet and raises deeply spiritual and ethical questions. Biblical scholars, theologians and ethicists creatively develop perspectives that can...
Christians need to keep up the pressure on climate, say David Atkinson and Ian Christie.
14. February 2016‘We have frittered away the last 22 years.’ This bleak judgement on the lack of progress on sustainable development and climate policy since the Rio...
COP21: the Paris Agreement and the churches
24. January 2016“By comparison to what it could have been, it’s a miracle. By comparison to what it should have been, it’s a disaster“
Climate Change: Challenges and Solutions - Free Online Course
18. January 2016This course aims to explain the science of climate change, the risks it poses and the solutions available to reduce those risks.
How do we go ahead? - Evaluation of outcomes of COP21 in Paris
14. January 2016The agreement in Paris has received positive evaluations from many sides. It has been labelled as an ‘historic landmark,’ and ‘the first universal and legally...
Not Just Pope Francis: Evangelicals Praise Paris Climate Talks
4. January 2016Christian involvement has “permanently shifted” the climate conversation, says Lausanne.