The following "Notice of Motion" was passed at Loughborough at THE METHODIST CONFERENCE June-July 2004: 79. Notice of Motion 19: Global Warming

This Conference, mindful of the Church's Environmental Policy, adopted in 2000 and recognising that the impacts of climate change are the greatest threat to human survival and well-being for this and succeeding generations, especially for the most vulnerable people in our world expressed the view that Governments, including Her Majesty Government, have failed to address the issue with the urgency it demands.

The Conference

endorses, in the line with the Churches Together in Britain and Ireland's commitment, the Christian Ecology Link-initiated, 'Operation Noah'-
"Human development stands at a crossroads. We invite all people of good will to make a new covenant for the earth's climate with Operation Noah, by declaring with us:
- world leaders must act to avert dangerous climate change and give everyone fair access to fuel in a sustainable world economy.
- we ask the UK Government to lead negotiations
- we will take action personally to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.'

asks churches and individual Methodists to take up the issue of climate change locally with Councils, MPs and then with all candidates in the run-up to the General Election.
directs the Connexional Team to guide Methodists to further resources through the website and the Connexional Link Mailing.

We at Nailsea Methodist Church fully endorse this motion and urge each and every member to look what they can do at home, at work, at school, at church and in their daily lives to help reduce their carbon footprint. Below are some links to information and other resources about climate change and globale waming (each will open in a new browser window).

'Don't Be Derek' - the Tearfund's excellent Climate Change website
Check your carbon footprint with this easy to use calculator
10 Things you can do to reduce your carbon footprint
Methodist Church Links about Climate Change
Operation Noah - the churches' climate change campaign
A Rocha - Christians in Conservation
Flying for work or holiday? - find out how you can offset you Carbon Emissions