Operation Noah Links
A Rocha
A Rocha is a Christian Environmental movement working in 18 countries across 6 continents. In the UK, A Rocha helps individuals, groups, churches and communities think about their use of God's creation, and helps them develop practical ways to care for people and the planet, both locally and globally.
The Ethics of Climate Change
Summaries, reports and resources from a one-day colloquium at Blackfriars Hall, Oxford. The colloquium, held on Saturday 17 November 2007, brought together eminent scientists, theologians, policy-makers and economists, to look at sustainable, practical, and virtuous ways forward in addressing climate change.
http://www.bfriars.ox.ac.uk/climatechange/
Gaia Communications ARK Tariff
Gaia Communications has teamed up with Christian Aid to develop the Additional Renewable Kilowatt tariff. The tariff offers environmental benefit to churches in a market where green gas does not exist and green electricity is in extremely short supply.
http://www.gaia-energy.co.uk/ark.html
The Omega Climate Change Course
The Omega Climate Change Group is a small group from St Mark's Church , Broomhill and St Mary's, Bramall Lane, both in Sheffield, who are seeking to encourage Christians and others to respond creatively, imaginatively and effectively to the challenge of climate change. We liaise closely with the diocesan environmental group, the bishop's advisor and other local groups, especially the Sheffield Campaign against Climate Change. Through our contacts in both churches and beyond we have access to a wide range of expertise and advice.
http://www.omegaclimate.org.uk
Transition towns
A Transition Initiative is a community that is unleashing its own latent collective genius to look Peak Oil and Climate Change squarely in the eye and to discover and implement ways to address this BIG question:
"for all those aspects of life that this community needs in order to sustain itself and thrive, how do we significantly increase resilience (to mitigate the effects of Peak Oil) and drastically reduce carbon emissions (to mitigate the effects of Climate Change)?"
The John Ray Initiative - connecting Environment, Science and Christianity
The John Ray Initiative (JRI) is an educational charity with a vision to bring together scientific and Christian understandings of the environment in a way that can be widely communicated and lead to effective action. It was formed in 1997 in recognition of the urgent need to respond to the global environmental crisis and the challenges of sustainable development and environmental stewardship.
Internuncio
Internuncio is a new online resource with the objective of increasing dialogue and understanding of the social implications of climate change to communities across the globe.
The initial project, run by Christians, bearing witness to the disruption that sea level rise is having on the daily lives of low-lying island communities in Bangladesh, can be viewed at internuncio.org
THE NOAH PROJECT
Founded in 1997, the Noah Project is Britain’s only Jewish ecological group set up to promote ‘education, celebration and action’ for the environment within the Jewish community. It has support from all five major denominations and from secular Jews.
http://www.biggreenjewish.org/
Action for a Global Climate Community
AGCC is a non-profit organisation based in London that calls for a new political initiative within the UNFCCC where key developed and developing countries take the lead in creating a "global climate community" within sustainable development framework.
http://www.climatecommunity.org
International Institute for Environment and Development (IEED)
IIED is an international policy research institute and non governmental body working for more sustainable and equitable global development.
Revolutionary Cycling Cinema
The Magnificent Revolutionary Cycling Cinema is the only UK bicycle-powered cinema, uniting art, education and sustainability by:
- Screening D.I.Y films, independents and small productions
- Demonstrating how to generate power locally and independently of fossil fuels
- Engaging people in idea of sustainability
http://cyclecinema.wordpress.com/
Alliance of Religions and Conservation
ARC is a secular body that helps the major religions of the world to develop their own environmental programmes, based on their own core teachings, beliefs and practices. ARC was founded in 1995 by HRH Prince Philip and now works with 11 major faiths through the key traditions within each faith.
BBC Green Room
Articles and special reports from the BBC about the environment:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_depth/sci_tech/green_room/default.stm
Live Simply
The livesimply project is a project based on a radical idea: that God calls us to live simply. This is in direct contrast to what Western society demands of us - to earn more and more in order to consume on an ever grander scale.
Campaign against Climate Change
The Campaign against Climate Change exists to push for the urgent and radical action we need to prevent the catastrophic destabilisation of global climate.
Ark-in-a-Box
Operation Noah's resource pack for churches is currently being updated but our existing pack is available at:
http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/noah/ark-in-a-box.htm
Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
The many different Christian churches and denominations often need to work together - and to co-ordinate the work they each do. Churches Together in Britain and Ireland networks specialists across the churches, arranges regular meetings of Church Representatives - including periodic major Assemblies - and links the Churches to a wide range of inter-church organizations.
Christian Ecology Link
CEL is a multi-denominational UK Christian organisation for people concerned about the Environment. CEL offers insights into ecology and the environment to Christian people and churches and offers Christian insights to the Green movement.
http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). This panel was established to provide regular analysis of the current state of scientific knowledge on climate change, as well as the socio-economic impacts of warming. It involves input from hundreds of respected scientists from around the world.
Stop Climate Chaos
This is a coalition of environmental and development NGOs concerned to see urgent action on climate change.
http://www.stopclimatechaos.org/default.asp
New Economics Foundation
New Economics Foundation. This is a 'think and do' tank, which aims to present economic analysis with people and the planet as the main considerations.
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