June 5, 2013 – 12:54 pm by Chris W
Tagged Energy Bill, energy policy, QPSW
On Tuesday afternoon, an amendment to the Government’s Energy Bill to cut Britain’s power sector carbon emissions by 2030 was defeated by just 23 votes. After months of political bargaining between the Coalition parties, a majority of MPs followed the Government’s line to reject a proposal to set the target within the next year. The [...]
December 13, 2012 – 1:22 pm by Chris W
by Chris Nickolay, Luton and Leighton Area Meeting. I live under the flight path of Luton airport. The noise is hugely destructive of sleep and rest – there are few restrictions on flying at night and companies like DHL use noisy cargo planes. Classes in the village school often have to stop as planes [...]
December 13, 2012 – 1:17 pm by Chris W
In mid-September the Irish Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs and Trade agreed to urge the Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade to commit to bring in a national ban on the import of goods from the illegal Israeli settlements. The Joint Committee gave their unanimous support after they received a submission from the Ecumenical Accompaniment [...]
December 13, 2012 – 1:11 pm by Chris W
December 13, 2012 – 1:10 pm by Chris W
Date: Weds 13 March 2013 Time: 1–5pm Venue: Central London – tbc This is an Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR) conference to consider whether church investors provide a strong ethical lead and example or whether they are too conservative. It will examine the key ethical investment issues for the faith community and explore what [...]
December 13, 2012 – 1:01 pm by Chris W
Chris Walker, Quaker Peace & Social Witness Sustainability & Peace Programme Coordinator, reports on a photo stunt QPSW took part in. In October, Quakers joined 250 campaigners outside the Treasury to call on the government to support the emerging green economy. Groups including Quaker Peace & Social Witness, Greenpeace, Christian Aid and the RSPB, [...]
December 13, 2012 – 12:51 pm by Chris W
Judith Jenner of the Management Committee and Georgia Stokes (Manager) explain this exciting project of Central England Quakers When the lease expired in 2005 on a fairly dilapidated second-hand bookshop owned by Central England Quakers, a plan emerged to refurbish it as sustainably as possible and develop an Ecocentre. It would give practical ideas, [...]
December 13, 2012 – 12:45 pm by Chris W
by Sunniva Taylor, Sustainability & Peace programme manager In 2011, when Britain Yearly Meeting committed to becoming a low-carbon, sustainable community, it arose from ‘a concern for the Earth and well-being of all who dwell in it’ (Minute 36, YMG 2009). What did Friends mean by the word ‘all’, and how might this shape what [...]
December 13, 2012 – 12:36 pm by Chris W
Steven Heywood, Quaker United Nation Office Geneva, writes about the new report he authored. A new paper from the Quaker United Nations Office (QUNO) in Geneva has challenged the popular idea that climate change will inevitably lead to more conflict over natural resources. The report, entitled Reversing the Flow: cooperation over international water resources, explores [...]
December 13, 2012 – 12:22 pm by Chris W
Suzanne Ismail, Economic Issues programme manager, finds out more. A 50,000 person-strong land march has secured a major victory in the non-violent struggle for land reform in India. The march, or Jansatyagraha, was led by Quaker Peace & Social Witness (QPSW) partner Ekta Parishad and saw poor and landless people from all over the country [...]
