Trade agreements that offer investors protection when gov't decisions are seen as causing harm to their business – a system known as investor-state dispute settlement – can hamper the transition away from fossil fuels even when countries are pushing for it. www.climatechangenews.com/2026/06/02/s...

With your support, we recently raised £20,000 for our Green Investment Roadshow. Now, as we enter June, we’re asking you to join us for one of our upcoming Roadshow events, with our first stop at Bristol Cathedral on 10 June, 9.30am-1pm. BOOK your FREE ticket: www.tickettailor.com/events/opera...

With more than a million jobs, higher wages & nearly half a trillion pounds of planned investment, the UK’s green economy is powering ahead and benefiting the whole of the country, according to research by the country’s leading business organisation. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

'The role of gas used to be in the evening to meet the evening peak &...gas is not a cheap fuel. But more and more, every day, it is batteries that are surging into the market at 6pm...pushing (gas plants) out even as electricity demand increases.' www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Among the most impactful things we can do to tackle the climate crisis is to ensure that our investments, pensions and savings are doing good for the climate. If you are in the Bristol area, join us at our Green Investment Roadshow event at Bristol Cathedral: www.tickettailor.com/events/opera...

In our May newsletter, we invite you to join us at @bristolcathedral.bsky.social on 10 June for the first stop on our Green Investment Roadshow as we attempt to unlock millions in Church investment in climate solutions, share the latest climate news & much more. www.operationnoah.org/may-2026-new...

The immediate cause of the heatwave is a 'heat dome' – where an area of high pressure gets stuck, trapping warm air underneath. But scientists have little doubt that human-caused climate change – largely from burning coal, oil & gas – has supercharged the heat. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Wind and solar generated more electricity than gas worldwide in April for the first time, according to analysis by Ember. The findings come as governments and investors reassess energy security following disruption in fossil fuel markets linked to the conflict in Iran. www.edie.net/renewables-o...

Could your church host a screening of the 'People's Emergency Briefing' film featuring Chris Packham? Judith Russenberger writes, 'My feeling of urgency pushed me to work with my vicar to book an early date for our church in southwest London to screen the film.' www.operationnoah.org/one-churchs-...

The independent pan-European commission on climate and health, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO), concluded that the climate crisis was such a worldwide threat to health the WHO should declare it 'a public health emergency of international concern'. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Data centres are consuming 6% of electricity in the UK and US. The proportion of electricity used by vast warehouses stacked with microchips to power AI and the internet has risen 15% worldwide in two years. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Congratulations to our friends at St Lawrence’s Church in Hungerford whose impressive tree planting has been shortlisted for the Best Community Climate & Nature Action Sheila McKechnie Award. smk.org.uk/awards_nomin... . Check out our video about their work: www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4gz...

Would your church host a screening of the 'People's Emergency Briefing' film featuring leading scientific/energy experts? Operation Noah – alongside denominations & other charities – has developed a church resource pack with tips for hosting a screening. www.operationnoah.org/operation-no...

Shell reported a jump in profits following the spike in oil prices since the start of the Iran war. It reported profits of $6.92bn for the first three months of the year, up from $5.58bn in the same period a year earlier, sparking calls for a more robust windfall tax. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

More than 90% of individual investors reported interest in sustainable investing, up from 88% last year, with expectations of returns a driving factor according to a new Morgan Stanley survey. #GreenInvestment www.esgtoday.com/investor-int...

In our April Newsletter, we celebrate raising £20,000 in seven days for our Green Investment Roadshow; share our latest response to Sir Paul Marshall in The Guardian; encourage you to host a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing at your church & more. www.operationnoah.org/april-2026-n...

There's still time to give in the final hour for our Big Give Earth Raise campaign. Your donation will be DOUBLED to support our work and unlock millions for the green transition. Huge thanks to all our supporters. DONATE: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

We're so thankful for each person who has supported our Big Give fundraiser for Operation Noah. Just a couple of hours to meet our target - could your doubled gift help us get over the line? donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

With 2 days left in our #EarthRaise campaign, you’ve helped us raise £10,000+ towards our £20,000 goal! We’re 54% of the way there & your gift, donated via our Big Give page by noon on Weds 29 April, will be *doubled*. Help us unlock millions for climate solutions: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

With several days to go, we’re nearly halfway to hitting our £20,000 fundraising target! Your donation will help fund our Green Investment Roadshow, potentially unlocking tens of millions of pounds in Church finance for #ClimateSolutions. DOUBLE YOUR DONATION NOW: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

From making billions of pounds of assets off-limits to fossil fuel companies to inspiring faith groups to fund climate solutions, your gift will help us move Church & wider society towards a more sustainable future. DOUBLE your donation now until 29/4. DONATE: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

A large group of countries are meeting on Friday to plan something UN climate summits have failed to agree on – a complete move away from fossil fuels. Around 60 nations are gathering in Colombia to show there is a critical mass moving in favour of renewables. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Since launching our #EarthRaise ‘Big Give’ campaign yesterday, we’ve raised over £3200 towards our £20,000 goal! For 7 days only - ending on 29 April - your donation of any amount will be *doubled*. DONATE: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

This #EarthDay please help fund our Green Investment Roadshow - one week to have your donation doubled.

From 12 noon today, to noon on 29 April, donations to Operation Noah made via our Big Give page will be DOUBLED as part of the #EarthRaise campaign & will help fund our Green Investment Roadshow. Will you help us unlock millions for the green transition? DONATE: donate.biggive.org/campaign/a05...

The world’s top 100 oil & gas companies banked more than $30m every hour in unearned profit in the first month of the war in Iran. Saudi Aramco, Gazprom & ExxonMobil are among the biggest beneficiaries, meaning key opponents of climate action continue to prosper. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

$30m an hour: big oil reaping huge Iran war windfall from consumers, analysis finds Exclusive: Climate action blockers including Saudi Arabia, Russia and major fossil fuel firms set to make extra $234bn by end of 2026 @globalwitness.org #rystadenergy Story by me www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Will you help us unlock millions in Church funds for climate solutions? One week from today (22 April) & running until 29 April, your donation to Operation Noah – made via our Big Give Page (link in comments) – will be *doubled*. And your donation will help fund our Green Investment Roadshow.

'The strait will open at some point &...accelerated clean energy & electrification will have made a major dent in fossil fuel demand, leaving the global market oversupplied. A volatile but structurally oversupplied market is a terrible basis for investments.' www.independent.co.uk/climate-chan...

This week in Talking Climate, we're talking about faith leaders confronting misinformation, snake risks on the rise, and a competition to cool the Netherlands. Read more at the link below!

Published yesterday in the The Guardian, our Chair of Trustees responded to Sir Paul Marshall's recent letter in The Guardian which claimed, among other things, that the 'net zero consensus is crumbling'. That's not entirely accurate. #OperationNoah www.theguardian.com/environment/...

We’re excited to announce a Green Investment Roadshow scheduled for later this year but we still need funding to make it a reality! The good news is we have been selected as a Big Give partner, which means all donations up to £10,000, made via our Big Give page between 22-29 April, will be doubled.

FACTCHECK: GB News / Spectator owner Paul Marshall got criticised by Christian leaders for his channel's attacks on climate action, so he made a rare public intervention But in his letter to the Guardian (pic) he makes 25 false, misleading or confused claims (!) Receipts etc in next post 1/2

In our March 2026 newsletter, we share our open letter from 100+ Christian leaders to fellow Christian Sir Paul Marshall, challenging Marshall's GB News on climate misinformation, announce our upcoming Green Investment Roadshow & much more. www.operationnoah.org/march-2026-n...

We’re at today’s @togetheralliance.bsky.social march in Central London, advocating for a welcoming society that values the contributions of all and takes action on the climate crisis to protect people and planet.

“Revd Dr Martin Poulsom SDB, senior lecturer in theology at the University of Roehampton and one of the signatories of the open letter, told The Tablet: ‘Decarbonisation is both a social and a religious commitment for Catholics.’”

Catholic clergy & theologians join 100+ Christian leaders, including former Archbishop of Canterbury Lord Rowan Williams, to write to the owner of GB News Sir Paul Marshall to challenge misleading statements on climate change. Via @thetablet.bsky.social www.thetablet.co.uk/news/fossil-...

Church leaders criticise Christian owner of GB News over channel’s climate attacks - Sir Paul Marshall also challenged over his own ‘misleading’ statements & £1.8bn fossil fuel investments in his hedge fund #climatecrisis @operationnoah.bsky.social Story by me www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

Developers will be required to install solar panels & heat pumps in all new homes in England, with, from 2028, no new homes on the gas network. Plug-in panels that homeowners can self-install on balconies will also be available in supermarkets in the coming months. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

The World Meteorological Organization says that our planet is gaining much more heat energy than it can release, driven by emissions of warming gases such as carbon dioxide, creating a record ‘energy imbalance’. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Check out my review of Here Comes the Sun, by Bill McKibben. He argues we're on the cusp of a renewable revolution which represents a last chance for the climate and a fresh chance for civilization. It's a great read, balancing hope, realism and a strong call to action. jri.org.uk/james-watter...

Since the onset of the Iran war, volatile gas & oil prices have been felt from schools in Bangladesh to offices in Thailand, laying bare vulnerabilities of a world over-reliant on fossil fuel imports with more self-sufficient nations better able to weather the storm. www.euronews.com/2026/03/17/f...

The spike in energy costs caused by the Iran war is a lesson in the risks of relying on fossil fuels and underscores the case for governments to move away from oil and gas, the UN climate secretary will tell EU policymakers in Brussels today. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Join us on 13th April for this important webinar with Shilpita Mathews of @operationnoah.bsky.social Shilpita will talk about how churches can use their assets and their influence to accelerate the green transition. Come along and find out what your church can do. jri.org.uk/book_events/...

Those calling for the UK to increase fossil fuel production in response to the Iran war overlook the fact that the North Sea basin is in long-term decline and issuing new licences would only make an incredibly small difference. www.carbonbrief.org/analysis-why...

Reaching net zero would cost £4bn a year gov't advisors say, or nearly £100bn by 2050, equivalent to the energy-related costs of the fossil fuel shocks that followed the Ukraine invasion. This contradicts claims made by some groups that net zero would cost £9tn. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Earth experienced its fifth-warmest Feb w/temperatures at 1.49C above pre-industrial levels. The month was marked by 'extreme rainfall & widespread flooding in Western Europe & the third-lowest sea ice extent in the Arctic', the Copernicus Climate Change Service said. news.sky.com/story/the-pl...

The RSPB has rewetted 296 acres of peatland, creating a habitat for threatened species that will also store carbon. The rewetted site is part of 'The Fens' – a boggy area covering parts of four counties, much of which has been drained over the centuries for farmland. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Data centre developers are facing pressure to reveal whether their projects will increase UK greenhouse gas emissions. A letter to the government from campaigners comes amid concerns the sites could double electricity demand & threaten decarbonisation efforts. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

In our latest newsletter we recap the Church of England Synod event with Chris Packham & campaign to preserve 30% of CofE land for nature, support a Catholic Investors’ Forum, invite your church to host a screening of the National Emergency Briefing film & more. www.operationnoah.org/february-202...