Category: Sustainability
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Story: Cycling and A perspective towards sustainable travel
Bishop Rob Hardwick from St Ninian’s, Glen Urquhart describes how he has uses cycling throughout his ministry.
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Story: Hope in Action – Climate Justice and Compassion at Arunima Hospice
In 2023, Bishop Ian Paton and Rev Ross Stirling-Young had the privilege of visiting the Arunima Hospice in Kolkata, West Bengal.
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Story: St Magnus Lerwick rewarded for environmental efforts
The congregation of St Magnus Scottish Episcopal Church in Lerwick have had their efforts in tackling climate change recognised when they received a Bronze Award from Eco-Congregation Scotland.
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Events: Solar Panel Open Church Event
A few weeks ago, Saint Andrew’s church in St Andrews kindly welcomed visitors from across Scotland to find out about their solar panels.
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Funding: Changes to the Rectory Green Fund
The Rectory Green Fund is a vital source of funding for Scottish Episcopal rectories, helping to enable the decarbonisation of the SEC housing stock.
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Story: Churches get close to Net Zero by switching to green energy tariffs
Many churches recently completed the Energy Footprint Tool (EFT) with data from 2023.
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Funding: Baird Trust agrees to fund SEC Net Zero projects
The Baird Trust has agreed to fund Scottish Episcopal Church net zero projects after a direct request made by the Net Zero team.
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Story: Cycling around Edinburgh for work (and Christmas shopping)
It started when my father launched me across the back garden and I pedalled frantically until crashing into the fence at the far end.
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Story: Congratulations to St Mary’s Ullapool on their Silver Award
We were delighted to hear from Eco-Congregation Scotland of St Mary’s Ullapool recently receiving their Silver Award.
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Story: St Margaret’s Glasgow: Dear Green Place Festival
During the last weekend in September, St Margaret’s Church, Newlands, Glasgow organised an eco-festival.
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Worship: Advent 2024 resources as we wait for Christ’s coming
Advent is a time of expectation and preparation. As our calendars often become overloaded with extra events, our hearts and minds can also feel overwhelmed by the chaos of the season.
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Story: St Mary’s Dunblane launches a repair café
Tuesday 5th November saw the first of a series of monthly events at St Mary’s Dunblane, aimed at maintaining the impetus of the ECO Fest.
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Newsletter: November update from the Net Zero Team members
The Net Zero team has had a busy autumn visiting charges across Scotland and working on many projects.
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Story: Living with an electric vehicle – the reality
In 2021 our old diesel C Max finally became unbearably unreliable and we decided it was time for a replacement.
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Funding: Building Sustainable Futures for Scottish Churches
Members of the Net Zero team attended and exhibited at the recent conference ‘Building Sustainable Futures for Scottish Churches’.