Blog Archive: climate solutions Archives - Bright Now

12

Jul

2023

Church of England General Synod Report

This past weekend, Operation Noah joined members of the Church of England General Synod in York. Among the important business discussed, the Church’s response to the climate crisis was a key theme at the 7-11 July Synod. 

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22

Nov

2022

Church Investment in Climate Solutions: Financing a Liveable Future

Our new Bright Now report, Church Investment in Climate Solutions: Financing a Liveable Future, calls on Churches to play a vital role in accelerating a fair and fast transition by investing in climate solutions.

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12

Jul

2022

The Diocese of Truro journey towards net zero and investment in climate solutions

Mike Sturgess, Chair of the Diocesan Board of Finance for the Diocese of Truro, shares the steps that the diocese has taken on its journey towards reaching net zero by 2030 and investing in climate solutions, including solar power, wind power and battery storage.

In February 2020 the Church of England’s approved its ambitious target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2030. In response, the Diocese of Truro started to develop a new environmental strategy, built around the vision: Cherish Creation, Cut Carbon, Speak Out. This started with every main diocesan committee setting out its own objectives in relation to these three aspects of the strategy.

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30

May

2022

10 things the Church needs to know about tree growing

Earlier this year, Operation Noah announced an expansion of our Bright Now campaign to encourage the Church of England to manage its land more sustainably, alongside our work on fossil fuel divestment and investment in climate solutions.

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27

May

2022

Expanding the Bright Now campaign: Divestment, investment and Church land

Earlier this year, Operation Noah received a two-year grant for the Bright Now campaign, which has enabled us to recruit two new staff members and expand the focus of the campaign.

Alongside our work on fossil fuel divestment, we can now scale up our work with UK Churches on investment in climate solutions, and encourage the Church of England to manage its land more sustainably.

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20

Jan

2022

Case study: US Dominican Sisters develop Climate Solutions Fund

In this blog post, we are delighted to share how the Dominican Sisters in the US, a group of Catholic religious orders, worked together to develop their own Climate Solutions Fund, building upon their existing socially responsible investment programmes addressing the climate crisis.

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