Building the will for action
The queue, snaking its way outside St Paul’s at 5.30pm on Wednesday last week, reminded me of other similar occasions, often at opportune moments in time. Over 1000 people turned up to listen to...
View ArticleUniting Church in Australia joins growing list of Churches ditching fossil fuels
There was very good news this week as the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) became the latest Church to vote to disinvest from companies engaged in the extraction of fossil fuels. It’s...
View ArticleAs Oxford City Council decides to disinvest, where is the Church’s leadership?
Oxford City Council’s decision to preclude direct investment in fossil fuel companies is a very welcome development. Following earlier announcements by, among others, the World Council of Churches, the...
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Church of England votes for fossil fuel divestment, but still some way to go
The Church of England’s governing body, General Synod, voted overwhelmingly on Sunday to divest by 2023 from oil and gas companies not on track to meet the Paris Agreement target of limiting global...
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No more money for oil: divest or engage?
This article was first published in the November edition of Reform magazine. With climate experts announcing that we have 12 years to contain climate change, is it time for all Churches to stop...
View ArticleBuilding the will for action
The queue, snaking its way outside St Paul’s at 5.30pm on Wednesday last week, reminded me of other similar occasions, often at opportune moments in time. Over 1000 people turned up to listen to...
View ArticleUniting Church in Australia joins growing list of Churches ditching fossil fuels
There was very good news this week as the Assembly of the Uniting Church in Australia (UCA) became the latest Church to vote to disinvest from companies engaged in the extraction of fossil fuels. It’s...
View ArticleAs Oxford City Council decides to divest, where is the Church’s leadership?
Oxford City Council’s decision to preclude direct investment in fossil fuel companies is a very welcome development. Following earlier announcements by, among others, the World Council of Churches, the...
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