Making sense of the data

What is the carbon footprint of the average person in the UK?

A recent Methodist “Action for Hope” report states that the carbon footprint for the average person in the UK is 4.85 tonnes per person. I’ve recently calculated mine with carbonIndependent which states the average is 14.1 tonnes and with the WWF who use a target of 10.56 tonnes (for 2021). How can these be so different, and which one is correct? Continue reading What is the carbon footprint of the average person in the UK?

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The powers of the present darkness

The writer of Ephesians 6:12-17 assumes a world afflicted by dark forces of supernatural origin and describes the metaphorical armour needed to struggle against these. The current climate emergecny has been driven largely buy dark forces of worldy origin. What armour do we need to struggle against these? Continue reading The powers of the present darkness

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Living as God requires

The story of Naaman being healed of his leprosy (2 Kings 5:2-3, 5 & 9-14) was written a long time ago, way before anyone had an inkling that it might even be possible for human behaviour to lead to catastrophic climate change. Read today, however, the story can lead us to important truths about what it is appropriate to ask of God, and of what he might ask of us. Continue reading Living as God requires

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