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December 3rd, 2007

Climate change

end of the world

On a related subject, today is the start of the UN climate change talks in Bali. Here are some links to do with this and other green issues:

1. Bali: make it count - Christian Aid
I agree with Christian Aid that we need to make significant reductions to our CO2 emissions. They are calling for an 80% reduction. You can send an e-mail via the Christian Aid website to Hilary Benn to make your feelings known. I suspect that an 80% reduction will mean big changes to the way we live our lives, but to my mind it is essential that we do it for the sake of the planet and particularly those who live in the poorer countries.

2. Sustrans Connect2
There’s a big television-lottery-vote thing happening, and one of the possible things to vote for is more cycle paths and walking paths in places that will make a real difference all over the UK. There is, if I understand correctly, fifty million pounds to go to the chosen scheme. Whilst I loathe and detest big television-lottery-vote things I am of the opinion that more cycle paths and walking paths will cure a reasonable percentage of societies ills. I’m not urging you to vote necessarily, but if you do vote it is my strongly held view that this is a very good thing.

3. Green Electricity Marketplace
This site will tell you whether the ‘green energy’ claims of the various electricity suppliers are a load of nonsense or not. I haven’t looked at it owing to busyness and apathy, but you can do better than me.

Update: Inspire Magazine :: Church leaders warn governments about climate change impact

See also
: Climate change service and march in London (post above the one above this one).



This is a single Cartoon Blog entry, posted by Dave on Monday, December 3rd, 2007 at 7:46 pm.

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7 Responses to “Climate change”


  1. Hennell says:

    Is the debate about gay bishops happening on a boat in the sea now? Or is it all a giant land mass and the missles are from a submarine? ( :D Just trying to be difficult.)

  2. Richard says:

    It’s a new Anglican initiative - lock them all up in a boat and push them out to sea until they sort it all out… :D

  3. Richard says:

    Seriously though, good cartoon, and very succinctly makes the point about what our priorities are, and what they really should be.

  4. Dave says:

    Hennell - the floating church is another example of the nautical evangelism I was telling you about last week.

    Th honest truth is that my workmanship is shoddy. But if I resolve to be unshoddy I quite often end up doing nothing, so shoddy it must be.

  5. Paul says:

    Dave

    Hope you are well.

    Would you be so kind as to let your blog-readers - and not least the ones in striking distance of London - know about the worship and reflection service ahead of the climate change march and rally this coming Saturday, 8th December, as part of the Global Day of Action on Climate Change, half-way through the UN talks in Bali.

    Any wanting to travel into London as part of a south-Essex contingent, be in touch, as a little group is already forming up!

    Details on my blog, and also on the websites for Operation Noah, Christian Ecology Link, Ecocongregations, the Student Christian Movement, and on the main Campaign Against Climate Change site.

    Go well.

  6. Paul says:

    ADDENDUM….should have said that the worship is at 11.00am at St Matthew’s Church, Westminster. Decent coffee and biccies available at church from 10.00am onwards…

  7. Ann says:

    I put this one on my Green Lent blog.