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The UK Supreme Court has ruled that Surrey County Council should have considered the full climate impact of burning oil from new wells, not just the impact of extracting the oil. The landmark decision calls into question future UK oil and gas projects, including the massive Rosebank oil field. Previously, the end use of extracted fossil fuels did not have to be considered as part of a development's climate impact assessment. Read more.
Nominations will close on 30th June for the Church Times Green Church Awards which distribute prize money across seven categories, each of which celebrates efforts by individuals or congregations to ‘offset the damage being done to the earth’. Read more.
The World Council of Churches is partnering with the UN and other organisations on a 3rd July webinar called, ‘Climate-Responsible Banking: A Moral Imperative Towards Children’. The 1pm webinar will increase awareness of how investing in fossil fuel expansion imperils the wellbeing of future generations, and how faith groups can respond. Register here.
The EU’s nature restoration law, which narrowly passed this month, sets a target to restore at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea by the end of the decade. According to the European Environment Agency, 81% of European habitats are in poor shape. Read more.
Nearly 2,000 children under five are dying every day from air pollution, overtaking poor sanitation and lack of clean water as the second biggest global health risk for young children. Air pollution deaths in young children are also 100 times higher in most of Africa than they are in high income countries. Read more.