Presentation from Victoria School in Jamaica
Sept. 4, 11:00am – Holy Eucharist
Season of Creation, Sept 1 – Oct. 4
This Week
Season of Creation
Bulletin Sept 4, 2022
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Photos, Season of Creation I, Sept 4, 2022
Pentecost 13, Sept 4, 2022(full size gallery)
A Spiritual look at Climate Change
The ultimate test of a moral society is the kind of world that it leaves to its children.” –Dietrich Bonhoeffer
1. Creation is a reflection of the glory of God to be good stewards of God’s creation, which includes all of us who live within it
2. Climate change is a spiritual challenge. Handling climate change is part of how we live our faith.
3. We have a responsibility to care for the least of us. The poorest amongst us bear the greatest burden and risk of climate change.
4. We are called to respond to what we see around us. We are moral messengers for the common good, translate compassion into action.
M.O.R.E Book, Part 2 – Measure. How and Why it matters ?
Join us Sept 19, 7pm on Zoom to discuss and learn about how much of a carbon consumer we are. This is the second of four parts discussing the M.O.R.E Book. Last week was an introduction to climate change
Basically, a carbon footprint is a way of calculating the Green House Gases created on behalf of a person, place or thing. The Green House gases are carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. These gases are responsible for warming the environment Your ecological footprint includes not only your carbon footprint, but other factors too, like how quickly you consume natural resources like plant crops, animal foods and water.
You can calculate a carbon food print for virtually anything: an individual, company, industry or country The bigger the footprint, the bigger the contribution to global warming and climate change.
What is carbon neutral ? You’re carbon neutral if the amount of CO₂ emissions you put into the atmosphere is the same as the amount of CO₂ emissions you remove from the atmosphere
Why carbon neutrality important ?
-Less environmental pollution and improvements to health.
-A boost to sustainable economic growth and the creation of green jobs.
-Enhanced food security by lessening the impact of climate change.
– A halt to the loss of biodiversity and an improvement in the condition of the oceans.
We will be calculating a carbon footprint using an online program- Cool Climate
https://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/calculators/household/ui.php
We will construct an action plan to reduce your footprint
M.O.R.E Book, Part 2 – Measure. How and Why it matters ?
This is the second of four parts discussing the M.O.R.E Book. Last week was an introduction to climate change
Basically, a carbon footprint is a way of calculating the Green House Gases created on behalf of a person, place or thing. The Green House gases are carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide. These gases are responsible for warming the environment Your ecological footprint includes not only your carbon footprint, but other factors too, like how quickly you consume natural resources like plant crops, animal foods and water.
You can calculate a carbon food print for virtually anything: an individual, company, industry or country The bigger the footprint, the bigger the contribution to global warming and climate change.
What is carbon neutral ? You’re carbon neutral if the amount of CO₂ emissions you put into the atmosphere is the same as the amount of CO₂ emissions you remove from the atmosphere
Why carbon neutrality important ?
-Less environmental pollution and improvements to health.
-A boost to sustainable economic growth and the creation of green jobs.
-Enhanced food security by lessening the impact of climate change.
– A halt to the loss of biodiversity and an improvement in the condition of the oceans.
We will be calculating a carbon footprint using an online program- Cool Climate
https://coolclimate.berkeley.edu/calculators/household/ui.php
We will construct an action plan to reduce your footprint