Eco Comment – Jesus Died to Save the Planet // Earth Day

This Good Friday I would like to share with you this ‘powerful essay by Paul Kunert [which] reclaims the foundational truth that the gospel is good news for the whole of creation.’ 

It’s a long read but one which I hope will give you both food for thought and hope for the future. 

https://licc.org.uk/ourresources/jesus-died-to-save-the-planet/ 

Earth Day this year is on Tuesday 22 April and this year’s theme is “Our Power, Our Planet”. ‘The theme emphasises the importance of renewable energy and aims to triple global clean electricity generation by 2030. It encourages individuals, businesses and governments to work together to harness the power of renewable energy to protect the planet.’  

The website earthday.org makes compelling reading and gives access to a wealth of materials from fact sheets to quizzes and action toolkits.  

Using renewable energy is something that we can all action on a personal level. 25 years ago I attended a Millennium ‘Innocent’ Summer fair in London and following a conversation with a stall holder found myself with a then relatively new and very different energy provider. It’s possibly from this moment that I became interested in being proactive in doing my bit in the fight for climate change. The company interested me because it was very open in what it was doing to progress renewable energy with specific projects and I always felt and still do feel that my contribution was valued. The company is considerably bigger now but if I need to contact them I always speak to a person. They regularly send information about the people and projects that my money helps fund. OK, it has always been ever so slightly more expensive than some of the big energy providers, but I feel that it’s been worth it. The founder of the company is described as ‘a trailblazer who worked with green energy rebels to offer a practical means for people across Britain to choose renewable energy.’ When she started the company only 2% of the UK’s power was renewable, in 2023 it was approximately 43.3% and it is hoped to be 85% by 2030.  

This Easter might be a good time for us all to make a positive change in helping the fight for climate change and as we eat our Fairtrade chocolate eggs becoming that little bit more environmentally friendly.  

On behalf of the Eco Group can I wish you all a Happy Easter. 

Sue Morgan
Eco Group