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Environment Sunday 2026

Environment Sunday this year takes place on 7th June, the closest Sunday to World Environment Day (5th June). This is the perfect opportunity to talk about climate justice in your church! Check out these updated resources below for some helpful starting points:

  • The People’s Emergency Briefing: resource for churches and blog by Adam Aucock (JPIT)
  • Salvation Army: Environment Sunday | Salvationist
  • Christian Aid: Climate Justice faith resources
  • Methodist Church: Climate and Creation worship resources
  • United Reformed Church: Environmental Resources & Forms | URC Thames North Synod
  • Baptist Union Environment Network (BUEN): https://www.baptist.org.uk/Groups/349554/Baptist_Union_Environment.aspx
  • Diocese of Chelmsford: Environmental Worship and theology resources
  • Tearfund: Prayers for the climate crisis
  • Campaign: The Great Big Green Week

Stop Rosebank: Climate Craftivism Project

Join our climate craftivism project to Stop Rosebank! 

Update (April 2026): Since we launched this action, the government have requested additional information from the prospective field operators on the climate impacts of the fossil fuels that would be extracted from the sites. That means the final decision is likely to not be announced for some months but suggests the government is seriously considering the impact of not only the extraction phase but also the burning of the fossil fuels further down the line.

Graphic promoting a Climate Craftivism Project with illustrated scissors and crayons and the slogan ‘Join our Climate Craftivism Project to #StopRosebank.

Craftivism is a gentle way to protest. We use creativity to reflect, build relationships and encourage people in power to make positive change. Sarah Corbett is one well-known craftivist who inspired this project! 

To continue supporting our friends at Stop Rosebank we wanted to launch a project with a craftivist spin. They are currently campaigning for people to send a postcard to their MP to pressure them to sign the #StopRosebank pledge, publicly opposing the Rosebank oil field and advocating for a just transition for oil and gas workers. Instead of writing to your MP, why not send them something you’ve made? 

Knit, sew, crochet, paint anything to send to your MP – encourage them to sign the #StopRosebank pledge through craft. Get creative in your activism! Send your creations to us too at hello@jpit.uk.

Click here for more information about the wider campaign, the pledge and to see if your MP has signed up yet.

For more information about craftivism, go to the Craftivist Collective website.

Interested in growing a relationship with your MP as part of your church’s work for climate justice? Find out about our Constituency Action Network.

COP30

COP30 was held in Belém, Brazil from 10-21 November 2025, described as the ‘Implementation COP’.

COP30 - The implementation COP, Belem, Brazil (10-21 Nov 2025) - pale green words on a dark green leafy background.

Key areas of discussion centred around 6 themes:

1. Mitigation – Reducing greenhouse gas emissions
2. Adaptation – Building resilience to climate impacts
3. Finance – Mobilising funds for climate solutions
4. Technology – Sharing and developing clean tech
5. Capacity-building – Strengthening institutions and skills
6. Means of Implementation – Integrating all themes into real-world action.

For more information about COP, and prayers to draw on during the summit, visit our COP30 post.

Mass Lobby

Nationwide week of action from 13th–20th September 2025!

JPIT hopes for ‘a planet where our environment is renewed‘. The Climate Coalition organised a mass lobby at Westminster on the 9th of July. We were there, in the faith space organised by Faith for the Climate. 

JPIT & the Constituency Action Network joined in with the Climate Coalition’s Lobby Week from 13-20 September. We are asking churches and church members to meet with your MP in your local area, to have a conversation about what action to tackle the climate and nature crisis matters most to you. This is a new chance to talk locally about the campaign asks we took to Westminster last month and to call for their leadership on these issues.

You can use this link to send an email to your MP to ask them to meet and to let the Climate Coalition know about your plans. Remember, writing a personal message is much more powerful than simply sending the template. We have more tips on writing to your MP here and on meeting with your MP here. Finally, get in touch with us at JPIT so that we can support you as you meet with your MP and share in your success afterwards!

Climate Coalition Mass Lobby

The Climate Coalition organised a mass lobby at Westminster on the 9th of July. We were there, in the faith space organised by Faith for the Climate. JPIT & the Constituency Action Network also joined in with the Climate Coalition’s Lobby Week from 13-20 September. We asked churches and church members to meet with your MP in your local area, to have a conversation about what action to tackle the climate and nature crisis matters most to you.

Watch this video to find out more about why the mass lobby mattered:

Our Climate Campaign Asks

It is never to late to speak to your MP! We would like you to ask your MP to:

Deliver vital funding to communities hit hardest by climate change here and around the world

Cut bills, back UK jobs, and secure a greener, fairer future for all

Restore nature to create a safer, healthier future

Support the Fossil Fuel Non-proliferation Treaty Initiative.

Blogs

Have a look at our most recent climate justice blogs below:

On the Just Transition: A Colombian Perspective
on 29 April, 2026

On the Just Transition: A Colombian Perspective

Colombian coffee and Dutch stroopwafels – representing the co-hosts of the Santa Marta conference In mid-April 2026, JPITs denominational leaders signed…

The People’s Emergency Briefing for your church  Text reads 'THE PEOPLE'S EMERGENCY BRIEFING'
on 24 April, 2026

The People’s Emergency Briefing for your church 

Our call to respond  The climate emergency is not only an earthly crisis, but a spiritual one. Scripture opens with a…

UK urged to continue its climate leadership
on 21 April, 2026

UK urged to continue its climate leadership

Faith leaders have called on the UK government to step up international efforts to encourage the phasing out of fossil…

Should we still stop Rosebank? A ship on water with a mountainous backdrop, in the strait of Hormuz
on 24 March, 2026

Should we still stop Rosebank?

With an escalating global oil crisis, is it out of touch for churches to continue supporting the campaign to stop the Rosebank oil field?…

Rebuilding global solidarity for climate action A cardboard protest sign that reads "It's getting hot in here"
on 6 February, 2026

Rebuilding global solidarity for climate action

More worrying climate news. Is our international system still up to today’s challenges? Earlier this month the EU’s Copernicus research institute…

COP30, Belém, Brazil (10–21 November 2025) A plant in a lightbulb with stacks of coins on a green background
on 11 November, 2025

COP30, Belém, Brazil (10–21 November 2025)

COP30 is the ‘Implementation COP’, it is a summit at which we hope that world leaders will move from pledges…

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