{"id":8641,"date":"2022-01-24T20:19:46","date_gmt":"2022-01-24T20:19:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/?p=8641"},"modified":"2022-01-24T20:20:31","modified_gmt":"2022-01-24T20:20:31","slug":"bp-graham-usher-on-climate-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/?p=8641","title":{"rendered":"Bp Graham Usher on Climate Change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"620\" height=\"349\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/f6HYngpMCA0?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">How the church can lead the way on ecological living<br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Deanery Briefing: 7.30 pm Wednesday 19 January 2022<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>Whether city, urban or rural <\/strong><strong>the care of creation is at the heart of the Anglican Communion\u2019s marks of mission. Responding to the climate and biodiversity crises that the planet faces is not a luxury in the ministry of the Church but an urgent imperative for our mission.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8586 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-300x200.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-1024x683.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-768x512.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-1536x1024.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-2048x1365.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-600x400.png 600w, https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/Graham-Usher-03-272x182.png 272w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>The UK hosted the UN climate conference COP26 in November last year and churches are being encouraged to raise their voice to speak up about the need to tackle climate change across the whole of society.<\/p>\n<p>The challenge is for churches, schools, deaneries and dioceses to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2030. It\u2019s not just about numbers and targets.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How do we respond to the challenge?<\/li>\n<li>As a Church and as part of the global community what practical steps can we make to influence change?<\/li>\n<li>How can we make a difference?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In this Deanery Briefing Bishop Graham will outline the Church of England\u2019s Environment Programme and the tools and resources available to equip churches, schools, and dioceses to rise to the challenge of reaching net-zero carbon emissions by 2030.<\/p>\n<h6>The Bishop of Norwich, Graham Usher<\/h6>\n<p>Bishop Graham leads on the Church of England\u2019s Environment Programme with a charge to lead bold, deliberate, collaborative action across the Church to tackle the grave existential crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.<\/p>\n<p>Bishop Graham began life as an ecologist studying ecological science at the University of Edinburgh and is a keen beekeeper. He was appointed lead bishop on the Environment Programme in June 2021.<\/p>\n<p>He has written about spirituality and landscape in&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spckpublishing.co.uk\/places-of-enchantment\"><strong><em>Places of Enchantment, Meeting God in Landscapes<\/em><\/strong><\/a>, and his second book,&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/spckpublishing.co.uk\/the-way-under-our-feet\"><strong><em>The Way Under Our Feet: A Spirituality of Walking<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nationaldeaneries.net\/?page_id=8587\">More on Bishop Graham<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; How the church can lead the way on ecological living Deanery Briefing: 7.30 pm Wednesday 19 January 2022 Whether city, urban or rural the care of creation is at the heart of the Anglican Communion\u2019s marks of mission. 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