This week’s Church Times (9 August) carries an interview with JRI board member and former Director of Operations Dr Martin Hodson. Learn a little more about Martin’s research work, his Christian testimony, his ongoing commitments to engagement with environmental issues at church, in connection to organisations, as an author and …
JRI founder Sir John Houghton is a named character in this insightful portrayal of the build-up to, and dramatic turning point at COP 3 in December 1997, the eponymous Kyoto Protocol. It wasn’t the reason I attended, the characters and cast list being unknown until I opened my programme, but …
On Tuesday 6th February at 7.45pm we held our JRI 25th Anniversary Celebration – an online event with guest speaker Dr Katharine Hayhoe Katharine is an atmospheric scientist whose research focuses on understanding the impacts of climate change on people and the planet. She is the Chief Scientist for The Nature …
On Thursday 17th November JRI hosted its first webinar. JRI President Mike Morecroft and Professor Dave Griggs, recently returned from the COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh, presented some reflections on the COP and answered questions from attendees. The webinar was recorded and is now available as an online video on the …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper number 47, ‘Natural Disasters and Human Responsibility’ by JRI Vice President Professor Robert White. The Briefing Paper is an adaptation of Faraday Paper number 25. The paper opens with the author’s summary: So-called ‘natural disasters’ such as floods, earthquakes and …
JRI is pleased to announce the publication of Briefing Paper 46, by Shelly Dennison who is employed by the countryside charity CPRE Bedfordshire and is a graduate of the CRES course. This paper explores some of the theological questions which Christians might want to ask when considering their position on …
