Holy Trinity holds the Eco Church Silver Award. To learn more about A Rocha’s Eco Church, its focus on how we care for Creation in our worship and teaching; in how we look after our buildings and land; in how we engage with our local community and the wider world, and in the personal lifestyles of our congregation, go to: https://ecochurch.arocha.org.uk/
The Eco Team have put together a list of interesting webinars on environmental issues from various sources, including the Church of England and the Oxford Martin School (part of Oxford University) – see below. Some are on church issues and others are of more general interest.
Talks
Webinars
Past webinars which are available to watch again
For links to the range of C of E Net Zero Carbon webinars, and environmental fundraising go to: https://www.churchofengland.org/about/environment-and-climate-change/webinars-getting-net-zero-carbon#na
Oxford Diocese Eco Hub
This describes itself as ’a one-stop shop for information, practical advice and theological reflection on how we can best care for God’s creation.’ It brings together resources from various organisations and groups, enabling us to find information to become agents of change.
Parish Buying Scheme
For clean electricity, and much more besides at competitive prices (including LED lighting, photocopiers, phones and broadband, insurance, office products, church supplies, furniture, fire safety, audio visual, and even Covid-19 supplies).
Panel discussion: Post-COP28 Debrief: Does the agreement go far enough?
This talk is in conjunction with Oxford Net Zero and Oxford Climate Research Network.
COP28 closed with an agreement that, for the first time in three decades, includes oil and gas. But what does the agreement mean in real terms? And is keeping the global temperature limit of 1.5°C within reach? A panel of academics shares their thoughts after attending COP28 and looks forward to what it means for COP29 and the world over the coming years.
Panel:
· Professor Myles Allen, Director, Oxford Net Zero
·Dr Abrar Chaudhury, Senior Associate, Oxford Net Zero
· Professor Benito Müller, Convener International Climate Policy Research, Environmental Change Institute (Chair)
·Dr Nicola Ranger, Director, Oxford Martin Programme on Systemic Resilience
To watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0PeN8fmhwoM
Not the end of the world: how we can be the first generation to build a sustainable planet
Joint event with the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food
Professor Sir Charles Godfray & Dr Hannah Ritchie
We are bombarded by doomsday headlines that tell us the soil won’t be able to support crops, fish will vanish from our oceans, that we should reconsider having children. But in this talk, data scientist Hannah Ritchie, author of Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet will discuss with Professor Sir Charles Godfray, Director of the Oxford Martin School, that if we zoom out, a very different picture emerges. They will discuss how the data shows we have made so much progress on these problems, and so fast, that we could be on track to achieve true sustainability for the first time in history and we can build a better future for everyone.
To watch the recording: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gTdT1uKx_VA
Church of England on Church Heating: Guidance and Case Studies
This includes: Heating principles, Perspectives and Approaches; Decarbonising and the Future of Heat; Heating Pitfalls; Options; Appraisals; Getting Advice; Costs and Funding.
https://www.churchofengland.org/resources/churchcare/advice-and-guidance-church-buildings/heating#na
If you missed previous Church of England webinars, you can find a huge range of recordings, sorted into a number of playlists. To skip the ads click the button which appears after a few seconds towards the bottom of the screen, on the right.
Environmental fundraising playlist
Net Zero Carbon Schools playlist
Other online information
Oxford Diocese Eco Hub
This describes itself as ’a one-stop shop for information, practical advice and theological reflection on how we can best care for God’s creation.’ It brings together resources from various organisations and groups, enabling us to find information to become agents of change. See: https://www.oxford.anglican.org/xdb/ecohub
Creation Care Stories from Churches in our Diocese
Keep scrolling down and you’ll find mention of HTHQ.
https://www.oxford.anglican.org/news/stories-of-churches-schools-and-eco-champions-acting-for-creation.php
Parish Buying Scheme
For clean electricity, and much more besides at competitive prices (including LED lighting, photocopiers, phones and broadband, insurance, office products, church supplies, furniture, fire safety, and even audio visual), go to https://parishbuying.org.uk/
Can peatlands save the planet?
https://www.rspb.org.uk/whats-happening/news/peatlands?utm_source=notes_on_nature_20240622&utm_medium=email&utm_term=notes_on_nature&utm_content=21&utm_campaign=notes_on_nature
Sustainable Washing and Drying of Laundry
https://www.which.co.uk/news/article/cut-your-laundry-costs-by-144-this-year-an6GD2M0Hgnn?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=Email&utm_campaign=4446587-SUS_EM__20240616&mi_u=218814701&mi_ecmp=SUS_EM__20240616