The Environment
The Diocese of Gloucester is committed to caring for the environment and supporting the work of local and national environmental organisations.
Shrinking the Footprint
This is the national Church of England strategic campaign to enable its members and institutions to address - in faith, practice and missions the pressing issue of climate change. It aims to challenge, encourage and support the whole body of the church to shrink our environmental footprint and reduce our carbon dioxide emissions to 40% of 1990 levels by 2050.
We can help
There is a team of people available to meet with leaders and congregations of churches in Gloucestershire to help them devise and develop their environmental policies and to put them into place. Just contact the Environmental officer (Details below)
Gloucestershire Churches Environmental Justice Network
This group meets three or four times per year. It supports the churches as they grapple with challenges associated with the environment. It supports environmentally active people within the churches. Members are also kept in touch by e-mail. Membership is open to all those within the churches who are concerned about environmental issues. Meetings usually take place at Saint Aldate's Church, Gloucester. The web site is:
http://www.gloucestershirechurchestogether.org.uk/gcejn.htm
For information, help and advice contact:
The Environmental Officer of Gloucester Diocese working in partnership with Churches Together in Gloucestershire:
The Reverend Kingsley Jones
Saint Aldate's Vicarage
Finlay Road
Gloucester
GL4 6TN
Tel: 01452 523906
Email: arkj.kcj@care4free.net
Environmental Audit (31.07 KB)
Gloucestershire Churches Together: Environmental Audit for Churches
Booklet - Suggestions (24.54 KB)
Booklet - The diocesan commitment to the environment: Suggestions about ways to make it your own
Booklet (56.25 KB)
Booklet - Sustain and Renew the Life of the Earth
Environmental Resolution (35.29 KB)
Diocesan Synod 3 September 2005: environmental resolution
Address by Bishop Michael (31.07 KB)
Address by Bishop Michael at the Diocesan Synod 3 September 2005
Eco-congregation for church-orientated resources http://www.ecocongregation.org/
A Rocha for Christian conservation-orientated resources http://en.arocha.org/home/
John Ray Initiative for Christian theological and scientific resources
http://www.jri.org.uk/
Christian Ecology Link
http://www.christian-ecology.org.uk/
Christian Rural Concern (CRUC) run a Christian rural environmental course
http://www.cruc.org.uk/
Operation Noah, an educational and campaigning tool from “Christian Ecology Link
http://www.operationnoah.org/
Living Generously, an e-community of people who covenant to live more responsibly and ethically
http://generous.org.uk/
Severn-Wye Energy Agency, the local government-sponsored agency supporting households
http://www.swea.co.uk/
Vision 21 for Gloucestershire, Gloucestershire’s Agenda 21 initiative. Vision 21 aims to involve all organisations working with sustainability in Gloucestershire so enabling a cohesive, co-operative effort, which furthers our shared goals http://www.vision21.org.uk/
Congregations for a low-carbon future, aimed primarily at churches in Shropshire, but containing useful material for Gloucestershire churches http://www.shropshire.gov.uk/energy.nsf/open/383B1DFC0CA8F4A5802570750047DE37
Save Our Planet Day, a local Christian initiative:
http://www.saveourplanetday.co.uk/
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