BRIGHT NOW NEWS
United Reformed Church of Scotland commits to disinvest!
At its meeting from 20 to 22 March, the United Reformed Church’s Synod of Scotland made the decision to disinvest from fossil fuels and agreed that no further investment in fossil fuels shall take place. Read our blog on the decision here.
Birmingham Diocese calls on Church of England to disinvest
On Saturday 21 March the Diocese of Birmingham passed a motion calling on the Church of England to disinvest from tar sands, coal, oil and gas companies, and to seek alternative investment in renewable energy and low-carbon technology. This follows a similar motion passed by the Diocese of Oxford in November last year, which is due to be debated at General Synod this July.
Global Divestment Day 2015
Thank you for all the messages you sent in for the divestment Valentine’s Day cards! During Global Divestment Day week, we delivered the cards to the Church of England and Methodist Church. They were filled with your messages asking the Churches to disinvest for the love of all the things you care about that are threatened by climate change, calling them to ‘invest in the future and not the past; the Kingdom of God and not the fossil fuel industry’.
At the Church of England General Synod in the same week, Christians dropped a banner calling for disinvestment during the Synod and held a prayer vigil outside Church House.
On 14 February Christians took part in an action outside City Hall. Since the action the London Assembly has voted in favour of disinvestment.
New report: Is it ethical to invest in fossil fuels?
Bright Now has launched a new report exploring the ethics of fossil fuel investments, with contributions from Christian theologians, scientists and environmentalists. A longer version of reflections from the contributors is also available here.