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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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Devon's Solar Churches
The first of the solar churches in Devon commissioned by EcoChurch SouthWest are now operating and producing energy. These include PV panels on St. Matthias church in Torquay and St ...
Posted 6 Mar 2012 07:37 by Martyn Goss
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Ash Wednesday Declaration on Climate Change
A short public service of prayer and dedication to launch the Declaration will be held at St Mary-Le-Bow, Cheapside (5pm Ash Wednesday 22 Feb), and at numerous churches ...
Posted 21 Feb 2012 07:32 by Martyn Goss
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PV Update - February 2012
The revised situation is now clearer following the Government review (February 9th) on renewable energy Feed-in-Tariffs (FiTs). The original value of 43p/kWh will not be applicable ...
Posted 17 Feb 2012 04:13 by Martyn Goss
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PV Update – January 2012
Despite the confusion regarding changes to the Tariffs, we expect the EcoChurch SW scheme to still hold good for Churches. We are now assuming a 21p FiT for churches in ...
Posted 28 Feb 2012 02:04 by Martyn Goss
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Durban outcome not enough
In a statement read on 9 December to government members from around the world at the United Nations climate summit in Durban, South Africa, the World Council of Churches (WCC ...
Posted 13 Dec 2011 09:18 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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