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Anglican Church throws weight behind environmental awareness

Anglican Church throws weight behind environmental awareness

Anglican Archbishop Thabo Makgoba has announced the church's support for raising awareness of ecological dangers threatening the planet.

08 September 2008

Caring for the environment 'a moral imperative,' says bishop

Caring for the environment 'a moral imperative,' says bishop

Anglican bishops gathered here for the Lambeth Conference are preparing a statement expressing their concern for the devastating effects of climate change which they say are affecting the world's poorest countries the most and urging churches to advocate for the environment as a moral imperative.

13 August 2008

A Statement from concerned Bishops at the Lambeth Conference August 2008

A  Statement from concerned Bishops at the Lambeth Conference August 2008

So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; male and female he created them. God blessed them and God said to them, be fruitful and multiply and fill the earth and subdue it

13 August 2008

Churches must lead the way on reducing carbon emissions.

Churches must lead the way on reducing carbon emissions.

The iconic image of a floodlit Canterbury Cathedral would be a thing of the past if the Revd Ian James had his way.

02 August 2008

Bishops have 'no option' on climate change

Bishops have 'no option' on climate change

The church will have to provide the necessary moral argument on tackling climate change, where the arguments of politics and economics have failed, the chair of the Anglican Communion Environment Network (ACEN) said today.

26 July 2008

Plenary Friday 25th July

Plenary Friday 25th July

Kay Goldsworthy, Assistant Bishop of Perth, chaired a session in which both the science and the implications for moral leadership at a time when our very existence is under threat was considered

26 July 2008

English Bishops call for a greener EU Budget

English Bishops call for a greener EU Budget

The EU Budget, in not matching up to the EU's' objectives, fails to provide sufficiently for the European Common Good, concludes the Church of England House of Bishops' Europe Panel

02 April 2008

Make climate change legislation a priority, Presiding Bishop urges Senate

Make climate change legislation a priority, Presiding Bishop urges Senate

Urgent action is needed by the United States in response to global warming, Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori said in a March 31 letter to the U.S. Senate

02 April 2008

Archbishop of Canterbury: Climate change action a moral imperative for justice

Archbishop of Canterbury: Climate change action a moral imperative for justice

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has said that the case for action on climate change is a moral as well as a practical one, challenging the world's rich and powerful nations to act with justice towards future generations and to the world's poorest.

19 December 2007

Bells to sound the alarm on global warming

Bells to sound the alarm on global warming

Cathedrals and parish churches in Ireland will ring their bells at 2 o'clock on Saturday, 8 December, to mark the Global Day of Action on Climate Change.

05 December 2007