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Welcome!! Come in and have a look
around...
Why we have developed the site
Scientists agree that climate change is happening and human activity
has caused it. The developed world has primary responsibility, while
the developing world is already suffering the consequences. The Church
of England as a whole - churches, Cathedrals, offices, halls, schools
and clergy housing - has a carbon footprint the size of Sainsbury's. We need to reduce our carbon emissions, for the sake of caring for our planet home and for the sake of climate justice.
The Council for Church and Society at the Diocese of Exeter
has developed this site to bring together all the information and
resources you need in one place. We've tried not to invent the wheel,
so there are plenty of links to material on other sites, including the
Church of England's national Shrinking the Footprint campaign and Eco-congregation. It's not complete, as we're building it up as a resource. We'd love to hear from anyone who could help us develop material, has any ideas, or just some useful comments to help us improve the site.
Recent news
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Church Heating - Warm, Affordable and Green
A free conference for heating churches in the South West
Tuesday 2nd July 2013 10.00a.m. – 4.00p.m.
St. Stephen’s Church, High Street, Exeter
Speakers include ...
Posted 21 May 2013 04:25 by Martyn Goss
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Worship with a focus on Climate
Devon Churches Green Action have recently published 5 orders of service on Climate, including a Climate Change Communion - a Eucharist with a focus on the Earth. These include prayers, songs ...
Posted 29 Apr 2013 02:13 by Martyn Goss
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Devon Green Church Award
In recent years, as part of their ministry within God’s Creation, a number of churches in Devon have been actively engaged with addressing the challenging environmental crises we face ...
Posted 8 Mar 2013 05:18 by Martyn Goss
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Climate Week - new Devon Green Churches Award
As part of Climate Week 2013, churches in Devon will be able to apply for a new Green Church Award in recognition of the work they are involved in to ...
Posted 4 Mar 2013 05:14 by Martyn Goss
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How Much is Enough?
Challenging Growth: How Much is Enough
St Stephens Church, Exeter on 5th February 2013 was packed with people of all sorts and ages, philosophers, business school staff and students, farmers ...
Posted 17 Feb 2013 01:52 by Martyn Goss
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What you should look at first
The Shrinking the Footprint actions are in five main areas, with a
section of the site dedicated to each - see the Actions menu on the left. We are starting by focusing
on energy in buildings and procurement, as this is the source of most
carbon emissions.
We suggest you start with the pages:
And check out the Case studies
for what others have done. These will be continually added to, so do keep coming back.
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