Environment

The Archbishop's belief in the need for each of us to be better stewards of God's creation is reflected in his many public statements about the environment, collected here

Archbishop Planting a Tree
His support for the Church's national 'Shrinking the Footprint' exercise, as well as other environmentally responsible measures that have been recently introduced within Lambeth Palace, go hand in hand with his strongly held and expressed beliefs in the necessity for action on climate change.







April 2008

25 April 2008
Archbishop's environment interview - 'Green Futures' magazine
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr. Rowan Williams, spoke about wide-ranging environmental issues in an interview with Martin Wright for 'Green Futures' magazine. Read extracts of the interview below.

December 2007

31 December 2007
Archbishop's New Year Message - God 'Doesn't Do Waste'
Video and full text of Archbishop Rowan Williams' New Year Message

25 December 2007
Archbishop's Christmas Sermon, Canterbury Cathedral

19 December 2007
Climate Change Action a Moral Imperative for Justice

September 2007

19 September 2007
Archbishop's New Climate Change Adviser

July 2007

13 July 2007
Archbishop Given Award for Environmental Role

October 2006

26 October 2006
Archbishop Praises the Long March of the 'Eco-Mad' Youngsters

May 2006

04 May 2006
Climate Change- a Moral Issue. Address to the Tyndall Centre

04 May 2006
Environment - Ethical Man, BBC 2 Newsnight

March 2006

28 March 2006
Climate Change - Interview for the BBC Radio 4 Today Programme

February 2006

18 February 2006
World Council of Churches Assembly - Globalisation, Economics and Environment

March 2005

08 March 2005
Archbishop Calls for Action on Environment to Head of Social Crisis

April 2005

17 April 2005
A Planet on the Brink: Article for the Independent on Sunday

March 2005

16 March 2005
Lecture at Chatham: Sustainable Communities

08 March 2005
Lecture: Ecology and Economy - University of Kent, Canterbury

February 2005

17 February 2005
General Synod: Speech in Debate on the Environment

July 2004

05 July 2004
Environment Lecture "Changing The Myths We Live By"

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