Counting on … day 1.148

23rd June 2023

Change does happen. For many years groups such as Operation Noah and Christian Climate Action have been campaigning to persuade churches – individually, by area (eg dioceses) and nationally – of all denominations to divest from fossil fuels because the use of these fuels directly contributes to the climate crisis. It has been an ongoing process with more and more churches coming on board. One of the more reluctant has been the Church of England nationally. However yesterday, the Church of England’s investment body announced that it would divest from  its fossil fuel investments as the major companies in this industry are  expanding rather than curtailing their business and not aligned with the Paris 1.5C agreement. 

Is this not an answer to prayer?

https://www.churchofengland.org/media-and-news/press-releases/church-commissioners-england-exclude-oil-and-gas-companies-over