We were disappointed that the General Synod motion calling for 30% of Church land to be protected for nature by 2030 was so heavily amended that it missed the chance to adopt an ambitious, area-based target. This action asks Archbishop Sarah to take up this cause. actionnetwork.org/letters/arch...

Archbishop Sarah: Turn Hope into Action

On Tuesday 14 July, the General Synod missed a chance to lead on nature. A motion to protect 30% of the Church Commissioners’ 103,000 acres by 2030 was weakened by an amendment backed by the Bishops. ...

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As we battle heatwaves, wildfires and drought, our campaigning for action on the climate crisis is becoming more urgent than ever. Could you give a donation towards our campaigns this summer? www.operationnoah.org/get-involved...

Green Christian Prayer Guide for August 2026 buff.ly/prHYT7d Use it in your church, for ideas, and for quotes and prayers.

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We've signed the @stoprosebank open letter Letter to the Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP. Sign here and ask her to #StopRosebank or fail the very first test of the UK's climate leadership: actionnetwork.org/petitions/op...

Open Letter to the Rt Hon Miatta Fahnbulleh MP

Our new Secretary of State for Energy faces the first big climate test for Andy Burnham's new government -- whether or not to approve new North Sea oil & gas developments. Sign the open letter asking ...

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Reality doesn’t care about political talking points. This isn’t because Spain and France forgot to rake the forest. This is climate change, plain and simple, and it’s only going to get worse. 🚨 Nearly 200,000 people are running for their lives from out-of-control wildfires.

@greenchristian.org.uk This may be something readers might like to follow up, given very justified and worrying concerns about data centres in terms of their environmental footprint. 38d.gs/feka

Stop these monster data centres before they wreck our neighbourhoods!

Are you worried about this too?

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Not enough water for UK’s datacentre plans, trade body says

Industry says government’s failure to address cooling demands means AI growth plans are ‘fatally flawed’

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Taking place this Weekend 24-26 July Left: Green Christian Trustee Paul Bodenham with the Green Christian Stall on Friday at the National Justice and Peace Network at Hayes Conference Centre. We have stalls coming up at New Wine and Greenbelt

Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more

Gary Lineker among millionaires asking Andy Burnham to tax them more

A group including the former England footballer write to the new PM telling him "we can afford it".

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Africa's camels are dying from extreme heat as temperatures soar

Africa's camels are dying from extreme heat as temperatures soar

Herders and experts tell the BBC how Africa's camels are suffering because of extreme heat.

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Prophetic Imagination 1–3 Oct 2026 organised by Hazelnut Community Ashburnham Place, Battle TN33 9NE How can we live faithfully and sustainably in connection with the earth, one another, and Creator God? buff.ly/0HoL31z Early bird tickets available now.

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Tuesdays: 15 Sept – 3 Nov 2026, 7.00pm to 8.30pm. Deep Waters 8 week Green Christian Course. Do you need a safe space in which to share your complex responses to the climate and ecological crises? - such as anxiety, grief, justice, lament, wisdom, love, and the meaning of hope. buff.ly/svjZ5Ga

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Martin Poulsom: Exploring Magnifica Humanitas buff.ly/gCoY9Lo Listen to and watch the recording on Wed 15 July

Martin Poulsom: Exploring Magnifica Humanitas

In May this year Pope Leo XIV addressed all people of goodwill in his first encyclical letter Magnifica Humanitas. He offered a powerful analysis of how principles rooted in the innate dignity of…

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The reason: "the secretary general of the archbishops’ council, said [the] motion was inconsistent with the church’s legal obligations & responsibility to ensure “long-term capital growth”." All credit to @wildcard.land an inspirational team I met at the Glasgow 'Into the Wild' meeting recently.

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Appalling: Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030 @wildcard.land have run a noble campaign trying to get the CofE to see sense But this demonstrates exactly why Ministers can't rely on landowners to voluntarily support 30by30: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

You can also read our reaction to the motion in the Guardian here: www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j... #Rewilding #NatureRestoration

Church of England votes against plan to rewild 30% of its land by 2030

Campaigners criticise C of E for failing to show moral leadership as one of country’s biggest landowners

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Yesterday a motion to commit @churchofengland.org to #30by30 was *technically* passed... but stripped of all measurable area-based targets and ambition. Watch the video we presented to the Church during yesterday's debate - would you vote yes for nature? Comment below 👇 buff.ly/AK5ejDw

Message To Synod

In July 2026 The Church of England's General Synod had a fantastic opportunity to restore nature on their vast land holdings. This video was created in support of the motion.

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The Church's missed opportunity to lead on nature - Wild Card buff.ly/UCcfHPw

The Church's missed opportunity to lead on nature - Wild Card

Our response to the outcome of the General Synod debate to protect nature on Church Commissioner Land by 2030.

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Exploring “Magnifica Humanitas” – Green Christian Zoom Talk buff.ly/yarN7mL – by Martin Poulsom to explore the ways in which Pope Leo’s letter speaks to us in the context of the climate and nature crisis. Wed 15 July. 7pm-8.15pm Martin is a Senior Lecturer in Theology at Uni of Roehampton

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Green Christian has just signed up as a supporter organisation of the Statement supporting the Nature’s Rights Bill campaign. Green Christian member, Judith Russenberger, explains why we joined buff.ly/p8QTb94

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Tax Justice Sunday - JustMoney Movement buff.ly/PPgahsx visit this website to get resources for Tax Justice Sunday

Tax Justice Sunday - JustMoney Movement

Tax Justice Sunday 2026 Celebrate Tax Justice Sunday 2026 Tax Justice Sunday is 28th June this year. The Christian call to justice is a familiar one; it’s a calling rooted in scripture, revealed in…

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Webinar explaining the Eco Church scheme. at 12 midday -1pm today Thur 18 June hosted by Polly Eaton, Eco Diocese Officer for the A Rocha UK and Diana, Parish Environment Officer for St Mary’s Church Embsay with Eastby, . buff.ly/hpys7FS

Diocesan Calendar - Diocese of Leeds

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Churches host the People’s Emergency Briefing – GreenChristian buff.ly/lURjaCE Could your church host one?

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Watch the recorded Green Christian Workshop on rewilding Land owned by the Church of England buff.ly/ZTl8k6I

Wild Card: Rewilding

Wild Card is a campaigning group which works with the country’s biggest landowners towards nature restoration in the UK. Among its campaigns are Rewild the Church, Rewild the Ghostwoods, Rewild the…

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No More Profit From Harm – buff.ly/z5dLfdJ Transform Trade (formerly Traidcraft) are asking for at least one church in every UK constituency to publicly back this law – which is currently being considered in Parliament – by signing the Transform Trade declaration.

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Guardian article: "Central banks, regulators, global consultancies and academic experts going back to the 2006 Stern review have all found the cost of climate action is far less than the economic damage caused by lack of action."

Christian leaders alarmed by climate crisis raise questions over GB News owner’s £28m church donations

Exclusive: Sir Paul Marshall’s climate views and those broadcast on GB News said to be ‘in direct opposition’ to those of Church of England

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🧵START Designing Dairy Agroforestry for Climate, Nature & Farming Resilience The Woodland Trust in Wales has been working with Abi Reader designing a new dairy agroforestry plot.

NEW @iea.org data: clean energy investment is now more than double fossil fuels. $2,155bn vs $1,008bn in 2025. The crossover happened around 2016. Since then the gap has only widened. What was a narrow lead a decade ago is now a >2-to-1 split.

This Overseas Territories Day, we celebrate the relationship the UK has with its territories but also acknowledge the challenges. Secrecy in jurisdictions such as the BVI and the Cayman Islands continue to facilitate illicit finance at scale. And it comes with a serious human cost. More below ⤵️