20 Highlights from Operation Noah’s 20 Years
For our final newsletter of 2024 – a year in which we celebrated two decades of inspiring the Church to take action on the climate crisis – we thought it would be appropriate to compile 20 highlights from our 20 years of climate campaigning: 10 from our entire history, 10 from 2024.
Operation Noah Celebrates 20 Year Anniversary at St John’s Waterloo
Around 150 people attended Operation Noah’s 20 Year Anniversary Service at St John’s Waterloo in Central London on the evening of Monday 18 October. The cold and rain didn’t dampen a celebratory and inspiring event, which included an introduction and welcome from the vicar of St John’s Waterloo, Revd Giles Goddard – a former Operation Noah trustee – and prayers and scripture readings from a variety of current and former Operation Noah trustees and staff members, including the author and economist Ann Pettifor who is associated with a number of significant social and environmental movements, including the Green New Deal.
What Exactly Do We Mean By ‘Climate Solutions’?
Climate solutions are a wide range of technologies and practices which contribute to significant reduction and prevention of human-caused greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. While most climate solutions focus on reducing or preventing emissions, some also include measures to help adapt to our changing climate, such as climate-adjusted agricultural practices or flood defences. It is important climate solutions are proven, scalable, safe and equitable.
Address Delivered by Dr Rowan Williams at Operation Noah’s 20 Year Anniversary Service
At the end of the story of Noah’s flood, we’re told about God setting his bow in the clouds: the rainbow, a sign of promise. From now on the world will be stable; there will no more be a catastrophe that wipes out the human race. That promise of God is a promise that when we look at the world we inhabit, we look at a world that is a sign of faithfulness. As time passes, things change, and yet we live in a world that we can understand, that we can depend on, a world that provides us with regular nourishment: The rain comes down and the crops grow up.
“A moral imperative”: Global faith institutions say investing in fossil fuels no longer ethical amid extreme climate, biodiversity and humanitarian impacts
Today, 27 faith institutions announced their divestment from fossil fuel companies, sending a strong signal to negotiators at the UN climate summit in Azerbaijan that fossil fuels are morally unacceptable, given the negative climate, biodiversity and human rights impacts of extracting, transporting and burning fossil fuels.
Backing the Climate and Nature Bill: Ask Your MP to Attend the Bill’s Second Reading + Register for the 4 December Webinar
Now is an exciting moment for the Climate and Nature Bill (CAN), a proposed law that would be the first piece of UK legislation to fully address the climate and nature crises in line with the most up-to-date science. Thanks to MP Roz Savage, the bill is now going through Parliament but it needs our help.
We’re More Than Halfway to Meeting our Fundraising Goal: Can You Get us to £20,000?
We’re thrilled to announce that we are now more than halfway to meeting our £20,000 Anniversary Appeal target. We’ve raised nearly £11,000 so far – will you help us get to £20,000 by the end of the year? You can donate to our appeal here to support our vital work. Also, did you know that individual churches can support our work with a monthly or yearly donation?
Nicky Bull Reviews ‘Life After Doom’ by Brian McLaren
In his latest book, Brian McLaren considers a range of issues that all pose significant threats to the future of existence as we know it – from increasing inequality and the rise of extremist politics to the climate and biodiversity crises. He does not hold back on outlining the scenarios that he sees as possible outcomes in the medium to long term and none of them are comfortable.
September 2024 Newsletter
As September comes to a close, we look forward to two important events: our 3 October Green Investment Declaration webinar at 3pm and our 18 November Anniversary Service at St John’s Waterloo featuring Rowan Williams. We also invite you to download our new tree-growing resource, discuss the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty and highlight some of the important environmental news from the past month.
Praying for an End to Fossil Fuels in this Season of Creation
The Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty is a global initiative proposed to address the climate crisis by managing and eventually phasing out the production and use of fossil fuels—coal, oil, and gas. Modelled after the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, it seeks to ensure a rapid and just transition away from fossil fuels to cleaner energy sources. The treaty aims to fill the gaps left by current international climate agreements, which focus more on reducing emissions rather than curbing fossil fuel production itself.
