If the international community is to stave off the most serious consequences of climate change and the impact already being felt in the world’s poorest communities, it needs to do more than reduce global carbon emissions, according to European Church leaders.
I do not remember when I first heard the old saying that everyone talks about the weather, but no one does anything about it. It is just one of those truisms that seems to have always been there. Until now. Now we are not just talking about the weather. We are, in fact, doing a great deal about it. We are changing it. And not in a good way
In Australia this week, the Anglican general synod in Canberra has passed a canon “recognising that climate change was a serious threat to present and future generations and seeking to reduce the environmental footprint of the church and its agencies,” according to The Age. But what’s more curious about the matter of climate change is the public argument going on between the Anglican bishop of Canberra, George Browning, and the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, George Pell.
Lots to choose from in the current Church Times, but imagine walking from Boston to Chicago–a bit farther than that, actually–to make a point about carbon footprints. Eighteen people walked 1,000 miles, through Northern Ireland and around Britain, in the Cut the Carbon walk, sponsored by Christian Aid, that ended on Tuesday at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London.
There has been a great deal of attention paid to the new advocacy on environmental issues by several Evangelical leaders. As the Economist reports, environmentalists and religious groups are allies on environmental issues across the globe.
October 4 is the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi and parishes all around the world are conducting the traditional blessing of the animals. The
General Theological Seminary in New York City, will begin construction this month on of one of the largest geothermal projects in the Northeast, converting the school’s present heating-cooling system, powered by fossil fuel, to a new energy-efficient geothermal system.
The Washington Post this morning gives prominent coverage to the teamwork between US evangelicals and Anglican bishops in the UK. Their common interest: the environment.
The Living Church Foundation also looks at environmental stewardship from another angle in its current issue, examining “viral marketing” through electronic communications with respect to
Environmentalism as Christian stewardship is becoming more visible as increasingly, churches are going green. In this article, several Episcopal churches’ green initiatives are profiled.