Category: Climate change

Join us to hear about where you can go next in the pursuit of creation care and climate justice.

‘Living on the Edge’ film now available online

21st December 2021

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Climate change

Our latest film, Living on the Edge – looking at how sea level rise and coastal erosion are affecting Cornwall’s seaside communities – is now available to watch online.

Sustaining Conversations: Church land and its conservation : webinar recording

1st December 2021

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A conversation between Hannah Malcolm, author and ordinand, and Tim Harris, botanist.

New resource: Ethical Buying Guide for churches

30th November 2021

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Climate change, Environment, News

Equips churches to take practical steps with their spending to shape a fairer, more sustainable world.

Thank You for the Rain: climate change film available for group viewings until 31 Jan

30th November 2021

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Thank You for the Rain tells the story of Kisilu, a smallholder farmer in Kenya who has used his camera to capture the life of his family, and the human costs of climate change.

Calling all Creation Care Champions – Save the dates! : 24-27 Jan, Camborne, Truro, Bodmin, Launceston

30th November 2021

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Climate change, Environment, News

2022 will see the launch of the Creation Care Champion Network. There will be in person meetings for training, encouragement and honest conversation about the progress and challenges of Creation Care in our diocese.

The Church and climate justice

23rd November 2021

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Theologian and Director of the Evangelical Alliance’s One People Commission, Rev Dr Israel Oluwole Olofinjana, shares our reflection of the month for November

A step forward but not far enough – ECCR Statement on COP26

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ECCR joins our voice with all those who are calling for climate justice, and whose eyes have been hopefully turned towards the COP26 international climate talks in Glasgow this past fortnight. Yet the Glasgow climate pact has not delivered the bold plan we urgently need.

1.5C is alive but it’s on life support says Christian Aid

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Throughout COP26, people of faith have united with activists from the Global South, feminists, youth and indigenous people to demand climate justice. Our movement has never been stronger and this must be the legacy from Glasgow to keep hope alive

Statement from the Baptist Union of Great Britain, The Methodist Church and the United Reformed Church on the conclusion of the Glasgow COP26 summit

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The involvement of so many sectors of society in COP26 was an inspiration. Sadly, the response of governments is not yet adequate and we call for further actions that respond meaningfully to the magnitude of the emergency that we face.

Quakers in Britain statement on COP26 outcomes

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COP26 has delivered tiny steps forward when giant leaps are needed. This is particularly unjust for people in the Global South who are feeling the first and worst impacts of the climate crisis, despite being least responsible for causing it.

COP26 progress – what are Christian groups saying?

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An agreement was finally reached at the COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, which has now ended. Here we outline how the churches and Christian groups are responding

The view from Glasgow: A Rocha UK reports back on COP26 : 22 Nov, ONLINE

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Join us to hear from the A Rocha UK team who were at the UN Climate Conference: COP26.

Climate Sunday: Impressions from COP26 : 18 Nov, ONLINE

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Join us to hear more about what happened at the UN Climate Change conference COP26, the outcomes, significant moments and what happens next.

What did COP26 achieve? 17 Nov, ONLINE

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Join us to hear Neil Thorns, our Head of Advocacy, and Robin Mace-Snaith, our Policy Analyst for Climate and Energy, discuss the outcomes of COP26 and the impact on the world’s most marginalised communities.

COP Outcomes & What Next? : 1 Dec, ONLINE

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Offering an opportunity to hear key outcomes from COP26, to explore our responses, and to ask the question: Where next as people of faith?

COP26: Summit ends handing ‘threadbare lifeline’ to world’s most vulnerable people

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The COP26 climate summit in Glasgow has ended with agreements which come up short for people in the world’s most vulnerable communities.

More than 500 residents talk climate action at COP26 Regional Roadshow

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