Church Land Use videos and webinars
Have you ever wondered what your church or community could do to respond to the climate crisis? St Lawrence’s Church in Hungerford have turned from despair to hope by planting thousands of trees in their community – on estates, schools and farms. We joined them on their latest tree planting adventure at Little Hidden Farm with members of the church, the local community and the farmer.
A webinar by Operation Noah featuring Sharon Hall, Operation Noah, Revd Mike Saunders, St Lawrence Church, Jaye Brighton, Falmouth Food Co-op and Revd David Coleman, Eco-Congregation Scotland.
In this webinar, we explore regional and landscape-level approaches to sustainable land use with expert guest speakers.
Featuring:
- Hannah Jones (Farm Carbon Toolkit) – Farm Net Zero
- Simon Gibson (Lee Abbey, Devon) – Tree planting & Atlantic rainforest restoration
- Rhys Evans (Nature Friendly Farming Network) – Climate-resilient farming
Hear from leaders in land use and environmental finance and about how the church can invest in sustainable land use.
Featuring:
- Caroline Pomeroy: CEO, Climate Stewards.
- Prosper Kwame Antwi: (from Ghana) Climate Stewards’ Tree Growing & Reforestation Programme Lead.
- Rolf Hogan: Wetlands Programme Advisor, Landscape Finance Lab.
- John Weakliam: CEO, Vita Impact, focusing on sustainable farming and investment potential.
Church Investment videos and webinars
The story of how a small Christian campaign took on the global giants of the fossil fuel industry and inspired a UK-wide Church movement for divestment away from oil and gas. Featuring interviews with Operation Noah staff and trustees and Church investors like the Quakers in Britain and the United Reformed Church, including input from Bill McKibben, this mini documentary tells the story of how the UK church took action on the climate crisis by divesting their money away from fossil fuel producing companies.
Catholic leaders gathered in London for Operation Noah’s Green Investment Roundtable, exploring how to leverage the Church’s financial power to combat climate change. Experts discussed aligning investments with ethical goals, building a community of practice, and taking bold action. The event emphasized the urgency of climate action and the need for greater investment in solutions.
Paul Parker, Recording Clerk of Quakers in Britain, talks to Operation Noah about their journey to green investment and why the Quakers signed the Green Investment Declaration.
This webinar brings us up to date on the science of why more climate action is so important, but also explains how we already have solutions which can make a huge difference.
Dr. Martin Hodson, an environmental scientist who works with the John Ray Initiative presents the science of the urgency of more climate action, and the climate solutions which are most useful for investing to make a difference.
Revd Margot Hodson, Director of Theology and Education at John Ray Initiative and a priest in the Church of England presents the theological side of why Churches and Christians need to take action in this area.
The second in a series of two webinars to launch the new Green Investment Declaration, this session explores how to engage in this initiative and move faith-held funds into climate solutions.
Rosie Venner from JustMoney Movement hosts a panel including Clare Fussell, Campaign Director at Operation Noah, Catherine Dewitt and Mathew Jensen from FaithInvest, and Mike Sturgess, Chair of Truro Diocesan Board of Finance.
Financing a liveable future
Film 1: The urgency, the responsibility, and the challenges
Dr Lorna Gold, CEO of FaithInvest, gives a keynote speech detailing the challenge we face and the urgency to invest in solutions that tackle the climate crisis.
Film 2: Why (and how) invest in Climate Solutions?
A fantastic panel made up of Nana Francois, the CEO of Opportunity International UK, Dr Martin Hodson, a scientist and leader of the John Ray Initiative, and Samuel Williams, Private Sector Partnership Lead at Christian Aid. Ably chaired by Graham Gordon, Head of Public Policy at Cafod.
Each discusses their organisation’s experience of investing for impact in climate solutions, and Martin reminds us of the urgent need for intervention in the world’s most vulnerable communities.
Film 3: Church Investors in Climate Solutions
This session introduces two church investors discussing their experience of moving their assets into climate solutions.
Mike Sturgess is the Chairman of Truro Diocesan Board of Finance, and Paul Jaffe is the Head of Sustainability for the Church Commissioners for England.
Ably chaired by Catherine Dewitt, Programme Manager at FaithInvest, both panellists openly share their experiences and take candid questions from the floor.
Film 4: Good Intentions, with Mathew Jensen
Mathew Jensen, CFA of FaithInvest, talks about how smaller churches and faith organisations can access climate-aligned investing. He draws on the findings of the recent Good Intentions report, published by FaithInvest.
