News, Press Release
5 June 2025
To mark World Environment Day, Christian climate charity Operation Noah is calling on UK Churches, which own 1% of UK land, to achieve net zero land emissions by 2030, and is delivering an Open Letter with 500+ signatures to leaders of major UK denominations. Campaigners are hand-delivering the letter to Church offices in London, Cardiff and Edinburgh.
News, Press Release
21 March 2025
Christian climate charity Operation Noah is calling on UK Churches, which own approximately 1% of UK land, to be more transparent about the land they own as well as to scale up climate action in order to achieve net zero land emissions by 2030. Operation Noah’s Church land use vision, which launches today, includes seven targets – from protecting 30% of land for nature by 2030 to restoring 100% of degraded peatland by 2030. To help Churches achieve net zero land emissions by 2030, Operation Noah is also releasing a trio of resources which include examples of sustainable farming on Church land alongside encouraging Christians to sign a campaign letter to UK Church leaders.
News, Press Release
19 March 2025
The Quakers in Britain have signed our Green Investment Declaration, a global initiative supported by Operation Noah and JustMoney Movement encouraging faith groups to fund a greener future. The Quakers have been awarded an ‘Oak’ designation, in recognition of their commitment to invest more than 5% of their financial assets in climate solutions.
News, Press Release
3 March 2025
As UK Christians prepare to host a ‘No Faith in Fossil Fuels’ service and begin a 24-hour prayer vigil in Whitehall on Ash Wednesday, leaders from Norway’s national church speak out about plans to extract North Sea oil by Equinor which is majority-owned by the Norwegian government.
News, Press Release
12 November 2024
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.
Press Release
4 June 2024
Campaigners are urging Churches and faith groups to increase investment in climate solutions through a new global initiative, the Green Investment Declaration, which launches today. Supported by UK charities Operation Noah and JustMoney Movement, the declaration aims to get signatories on the road to green investment, with the goal of having groups invest at least 5% of their assets in climate solutions within five years.
