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Climate Day at St Mary’s Watford
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Climate Day at St Mary’s Watford

October 2, 2023 October 2, 2023

JRI folk are often out and about speaking at churches and events, sometimes representing JRI and sometimes other organisations whose values and aims overlap with our own. We don’t often share these in the newsletter or on this site but a recent event Martin and Margot attended gives a sense …

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Justice and the art of the possible
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Justice and the art of the possible

January 8, 2023 March 13, 2023

JRI operations and development manager James Watterson reflects on Loss and Damage: The key achievement of last year’s COP27 was to finally reach agreement on establishing a loss and damage finance mechanism. It was heralded by many as an important, albeit small, step toward climate justice.   The argument is …

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lauratobin1 Laura Tobin. @lauratobin1 ·
6 Dec

🌡️Temperatures keep rising📈

November 2023 was the warmest November on record globally

The boreal autumn 2023 was the warmest on record globally by a large margin

Year to date Jan-Nov 2023 is the highest on record

2023 will be the warmest year on record globally @CopernicusEU

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operationnoah Operation Noah @operationnoah ·
3 Dec

The fossil fuel industry has never planned on transitioning to clean energy. Why? It will result in #StrandedAssets. But people & planet are more important than profit. Yesterday, @Pontifex called for an end to fossil fuels; today, we must all do the same. #COP28 #Divest

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hausfath Zeke Hausfather @hausfath ·
2 Dec

It is now official: November was the warmest November on record by a wide margin in the JRA-55 dataset, beating the prior record set in 2020 by 0.3C.

November 2023 was 1.6C above preindustrial levels, and the year-to-date temperatures are 1.4C above preindustrial.

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So much pain and suffering, so much bad news. The one thing we can all do is to pray. Here are two ways:1. Our own COP28 prayers - Each day we'll pray for the COP theme of the day. If you can't make 8am, but wish to join with the 10 minute prayer and reflection, the pre-recorded sessions are also accessible here:greenchristian.org.uk/prayer-for-cop28-2/2. The December Pray and Fast for the Climate resources are up on their website here:prayandfastfortheclimate.org.uk/2023/12/01/december-2023-prayer-pointsa/#climatecrisis #prayeroftheday #prayfortheplanet #jesussaves #greenanglicans #ecochurch #christianeducation #methodists #anglicans #catholics #greenchristians #climateeducation ... See MoreSee Less

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Advanced Short Course – Creation Care and Christian Mission at All Nations. Leaders are Martin & Margot Hodson of JRI. We are pleased to say that this course now has enough students to run! But more would be welcome! (8 January - 16 March 2024; every Tuesday, 10 am - 1 pm GMT). Online. Visit the course webpage to find out more and apply: www.allnations.ac.uk/courses/advanced-short-courses/creation-care-christian-mission ... See MoreSee Less

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The Ecological Crisis and the Mission of the Church

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David Gould has written this briefing paper as a follow up to the JRI webinar he presented with Paul Woods in July 2023 - the full paper can be downloaded as a pdf here. According to the UN Secretary ...
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Antidotes to Environmental Despair - Dr David Golding

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Image Credit: Lina Trochez on Unsplash As Dr Katharine Hayhoe, Chief Scientist at the US Nature Conservancy, stated in her Facebook page, on 23rd August, “It is easy to focus on the negative and fee...
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