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JRI Newsletter No 27

We are pleased to announce that the January 2012 JRI newsletter (No. 27) is now ready to download. Here you will find analysis on the recent Durban Climate Change meeting, reports on conferences past and an important one to come. Several significant publications have also emerged, and much more….. DOWNLOAD HERE

Bishops, Cardinals, Climate Change and Biodiversity

In the last few weeks two senior clerics, the Bishop of Chester, Dr Peter Forster (Church of England), and Cardinal Pell, the Roman Catholic Archbishop of Sydney, have written articles or given speeches which have been highly sceptical of human-induced climate change. There have been several strong responses to both clerics, most notably from Prof. [...]

Response to the Bishop of Chester from Prof. Bob White

The Bishop of Chester, Dr. Peter Forster, recently wrote an article in the Church Times (21 Oct. 2011) which was highly sceptical of human-induced climate change. The article was reproduced in full on the web site of the Global Warming Policy Foundation, a climate sceptic organisation chaired by Lord Lawson, and for which Dr Forster [...]

JRI Newsletter No 26

We are pleased to announce that the August 2011 JRI newsletter (No. 26) is now ready to download. Here you will find reports on the recent CRES field trip and our “Energising the Future” conference at Redcliffe College, Gloucester. We have also been busy in Exeter, Leeds and York. Two significant publications have emerged, and [...]

New edition of JRI Climate Change briefing

An updated fourth edition of Sir John Houghton’s briefing “Global Warming, Climate Change, and Sustainability: a Challenge to Scientists, Policy-makers, and Christians” is now available for download.

Operation Noah

Operation Noah event on 6th June: “The Climate Crisis: Why is nothing happening? A social, political and moral perspective on obstacles to action” Flyer for Operation Noah Seminar on 6th June

Exeter talks from March 2011

  Outlines from some of the talks by leading experts from “The Environmental Crisis: A Christian Response?” held in Exeter in March  are available for download: Powerpoint from Sir John Houghton’s talk. Powerpoint from Richard Weaver’s talk.