God is Green (Channel 4 documentary presented by Mark Dowd)

Has religion a key role to play in the battle to stave off runaway climate change? This is the question at the heart of "God Is Green" presented by former Dominican friar Mark Dowd (Mark has recently been appointed Campaign Strategist for Operation Noah - more information here). In this fifty minute film, which was nominated for a 2007 Grierson Award in the "Green Film of the Year" category, Dowd tackles religious leaders to take a lead on protecting God's fragile creation. He gets the Bishop of London to pledge a flight fast for a year, explores huge rifts among American evangelicals on the subject of Climate Change and in a surprise revelation, meets eco-Muslims who unveil the potentially powerful green themes embedded in the Qur'an. The presenter, a committed Roman Catholic, travels to Rome and wants to know what the Pope's right hand man on green issues is doing to shrink the Vatican's carbon footprint.

A serious film, with some strangely light and humorous touches, GOD IS GREEN is written and presented by Mark Dowd and is a 3BM/CTVC co-production.

Click on the button above to play the video. Please note that the documentary is made of 4 parts, and that there is about 1 minute of interruption (black screen) between each parts. The documentary resumes afterwards. Total running time: 52 minutes. If you have any problem in playing this video, please let us know.