What is it about Christmas that requires us to consume and waste with such abandon? \; If we took seriously the traditional message of the season\, that a stable is a suitable birthplace for a God\, that the powerful will be brought low\, that even princes only need three gifts\, Christmas might be good for the planet. \; Instead we eat and drink and spend as if we were celebrating the birth of the free-market economy.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T152731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111203T113000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111203T153000Z UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/node/442 URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/node/442 SUMMARY:Climate change service and climate justice march DESCRIPTION:Climate Service at 11.30 am. Details\: Christian Ecology Link. http\://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/climate-service-2011.htm
Climate Justice March (12 noon - 3.30pm). Details\: Campaign against Climate Change. http\://www.campaigncc.org/
Operation Noah board members and associates respond to climate change and the news. These are personal opinions and do not necessarily reflect our official policy.
These articles cover a range of areas\:
Spiritual\: the link between Christianity and climate change\; our duty to protect God's earth\; our relationship to the planet and to each other\; the Church&rsquo\;s right to interfere in politics and economics.
Political\: how to build a movement that campaigns effectively on climate change\; the behavioural change needed for a Zero Carbon Britain.
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Energy\, transport\, consumption... there are numerous aspects to how we choose to cut carbon. Find out about the policies that could pave the way to a Zero Carbon Britain - and those that may be preventing it. We aim to help our supporters keep up to date by summarising the issues and identifying further sources of information.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T152731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111204T144100Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/feed-in-tariffs URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/feed-in-tariffs SUMMARY:Feed-in tariffs DESCRIPTION:Feed-in tariffs are a mechanism that provides incentives for householders and others to invest in solar power. In autumn 2011\, the government announced changes to the feed-in tariff for solar electricity. Friends of the Earth has taken the government to court over changes to feed-in tariffs\, and won.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T152731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111204T150200Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/motorway-speed-limits URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/motorway-speed-limits SUMMARY:Motorway speed limits DESCRIPTION:In 2011\, the Department for Transport announced that it is to launch a consultation on increasing the speed limit on England and Wales' motorways from 70mph to 80mph. In this article we consider the implications for congestion\, safety\, and fuel consumption.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T152731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111204T161400Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/history URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/history SUMMARY:History of Operation Noah DESCRIPTION:Operation Noah was founded in 2001 by Christian Ecology Link (CEL) and later became a joint project of CEL and the Environmental Issues Network of Churches Together in Britain and Ireland. Operation Noah was the first Christian campaign to focus exclusively on the urgent need to address climate change.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T152731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111214T191700Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/durban-the-verdict URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/durban-the-verdict SUMMARY:Durban climate talks\: the verdict DESCRIPTION:Reactions to the UN climate talks at Durban have been varied. Some have focused on the political victory - achieving an agreement that included the US\, China and India. Others describe it as a failure because any deal made will not come into force until 20120\, \; and will not be enough to prevent a 2C temperature rise.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T152731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111214T193800Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20020203 UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/climate-talks URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/climate-talks SUMMARY:Climate talks DESCRIPTION:In 1992\, countries joined an international treaty\, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change\, to cooperatively consider what they could do to limit global climate change and to cope with its impacts.
In 1995\, negotiations to strengthen the provisions in the Convention were launched\, resulting in the Kyoto Protocol two years later. The Kyoto Protocol legally binds developed countries to emission reduction targets\: its first commitment period started in 2008 and ends in 2012.
END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTAMP;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20120523T152731Z DTSTART;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111215T163000Z DTEND;VALUE=DATE-TIME:20111215T190000Z UID:http://www.operationnoah.org/carols-for-climate URL;VALUE=URI:http://www.operationnoah.org/carols-for-climate SUMMARY:Carols for Climate at King's Cross DESCRIPTION:Update\: thank you to everyone who supported our carol singing in 2011. We hope to be back next year.
Carol singers wanted\: On 15th December\, Operation Noah will be carol-singing to travellers at one of London's busiest stations.The aim is fund-raising for the charity and awareness-raising about climate change. Please join us.
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