Lent Resources from Operation Noah
As Lent approaches, your church may be looking for resources to study or discuss, and we have several suggestions if you are interested in exploring the climate crisis from a Christian perspective.
January 2026 Newsletter
As the world gets more turbulent, some countries are doubling down on the old, polluting ways of doing things, while others are embracing a clean energy future, with encouraging statistics out this month showing that in December 2025, EVs outsold petrol vehicles in the EU for the first time, while coal-fired power generation dropped in both China and India.
Operation Noah Calls on new Archbishop of Westminster to Support Fossil Fuel Divestment
Operation Noah warmly welcomes the appointment of the Rt Revd Richard Moth as the new Archbishop of Westminster. We particularly celebrate his prophetic leadership during his time as Bishop of Arundel & Brighton, where his diocese became one of the first in the UK to divest from fossil fuels.
Why Renewables are the Path to Global Peace
Last summer, we wrote about the inseparable link between fossil fuels and conflict. We observed that where there is oil and gas prospecting and extraction, violence, exploitation and the erosion of human rights often follow. This month, that pattern has sadly repeated itself with devastating clarity in Venezuela, the country with the world’s largest oil reserves.
World Council of Churches Endorses Green Investment Declaration
The World Council of Churches – a fellowship of 356 member Churches representing more than half a billion Christians – has endorsed our Green Investment Declaration which is calling on Churches and faith institutions around the world to invest in climate solutions.
December 2025 Newsletter
In our December 2025 newsletter, we reflect on our Top 10 Moments of 2025, including the news that with the Diocese of Chichester’s recent divestment from fossil fuels – the final CofE diocese to divest – the investments of all 42 Church of England dioceses are now fossil fuel-free. We also update you on exciting progress in getting Churches and faith groups to sign our Green Investment Declaration, share the news that Catholic bishops in England and Wales are encouraging the UK Government to sign the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and much more.
Top Ten Moments of 2025
As we come to the end of the year, we are giving thanks for all that has happened in the past 12 months, including the culmination of our Bright Now fossil fuel divestment campaign which has now seen nearly every major UK denomination divest from fossil fuels. This includes the Church of England’s National Investing Bodies and, as of last month, every Church of England diocese. Take a moment to read our Top Ten Moments of 2025.
A Decade of Faithful Action: Celebrating the Bright Now Campaign + Looking Ahead
After more than ten years of prayer, persistence and prophetic witness, we are delighted to celebrate the culmination of our award-winning Bright Now campaign – a movement which has helped shift nearly every UK denomination away from fossil fuel investments. Together, we have helped to make tens of billions of pounds off-limits to the industry driving global heating.
Diocese of Chichester Drops Investments in BP and Shell, Investments of all 42 Church of England Dioceses Now ‘Fossil Free’
Operation Noah is pleased to announce that the Diocese of Chichester has divested from BP and Shell and no longer holds any investments in fossil fuel companies. Chichester was the final Church of England diocese to divest; now that it has, all 42 Church of England dioceses have taken their money out of fossil fuels, as have the National Investing Bodies of the Church of England, which include the Pensions Board and Church Commissioners. The full divestment by the Church of England is the culmination of Operation Noah’s Bright Now Campaign, which for over 10 years has worked to ensure that UK Churches and faith bodies take their money out of fossil fuels and stop funding the driving cause of global heating.
November 2025 Newsletter
In our November 2025 newsletter, we review all that happened (and didn’t) at COP30, update you on our Church land use campaign, consider timber as a climate solution, invite you to give to Operation Noah this Advent, and much more.
