Participants in the “No Faith In Fossil Fuels” vigil, which will run until next Saturday, are calling on the Government to stop issuing new licences for fossil-fuel exploration in UK waters (News, 4 August 2023). We need governments to stop fuelling the climate crisis with fossil fuels and invest in a fairer and safer future. Please support the vigil.”Christian campaigners have been lobbying charities, churches, and organisations to cease banking with Barclays, owing to its investments in fossil fuels (News, 2 February). Christian Climate Action responded in a statement, however, that this was not enough. “Cutting out funding for ‘new fossil fuel projects’ affects less than 10 per cent of the money going to fossil fuels.

Source: The Times February 14, 2024 23:20 UTC