The air company Flybe is in financial difficulties. One suggestion made on 14 January was to make a cut in the duty charged on all short haul flights in the UK.
Nine Green Christian members have written to their MPs about this in the last two days. Here are just three examples of letters that were sent:
14 Jan 2020
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Paul Bodenham
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In Green Christian we think the climate and ecological emergency is probably the greatest mission challenge the churches have ever faced.
We want to create places where people can meet together for a journey through climate grief and eco-anxiety. It’s work which requires new skills, new insights and new ways with words.
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The Climate Coalition is suggesting we all send our newly-elected MP a Christmas card to welcome them to their new term in office and make sure the climate crisis is one of the first issues that lands on their desk.
There’s a sample card and words on their website,
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Hustings will take place all over the country. Please go along and ask one or more of these questions.
Question on the CLIMATE EMERGENCY
We are in a climate and ecological emergency. According to the head of the UN, we face a direct existential threat and have less than 18 months to change course.
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I have recently been working as an exam invigilator, supervising GCSE and A-Level students in one of the top boys Grammar schools in London. In between collecting in their mobile phones and handing out extra paper, there has been quite a lot of time to think.
I think about the boys and wonder whether they are interested in what they are studying or if it is just a means to an end for them.
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A journey of awareness and action
First published in Woman Alive magazine, June 2019
Last Summer, in temperatures approaching 30 degrees C, I was walking through London with my eight-year-old son. He was crying. This in itself was not unusual, he is a sensitive child, and it was incredibly hot and dusty.
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Thalia Carr has written these two articles on the Christian Climate Action web site about the relationship between Extinction Rebellion (XR) and her Christian faith.
What do we as Christians have to learn from Extinction Rebellion?
I was fortunate to spend some time with rebels at Marble Arch and Parliament Square last week.
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On 1 May 2019 a national climate and environmental emergency was declared in the UK Parliament. Green Christian is calling on church denominations and their governing bodies to play their part – but we need your help. Please ask your elected church representatives and leaders to:
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