Bishop of Salisbury urges a low carbon future and protection of UK environment
The Bishop of Salisbury will speak at the Dorset County Show urging the UK to protect the UK's environment and to move to a low carbon future.
Churches will be urged to move to a low carbon future to combat climate change, the Rt Rev Nicholas Holtam said.
Bishop Nick will speak about the need for society to help governments deliver the climate change agreement signed at the United Nations by 175 world leaders earlier this year.
He is to speak at the traditional harvest service in the sheep shearer’s arena, will say that while there has been real progress in recent months, the journey is still at an early stage.
He said he was looking forward to the Dorset County Show: "It will be an opportunity for us to celebrate, think and pray about the life and work of our very beautiful but nevertheless fragile and precious home.
"What has to happen globally also has to happen locally," he added.
Bishop Nick, who is the Church of England’s lead Bishop for the environment, will speak about two key areas of work taking place both nationally and in Dorset – the Eco Church initiative and the Living Churchyards scheme.
"This is about the way we live – using renewable energy and being efficient so that we don’t waste precious resources."
The Living Churchyards project, managed in the county by the Dorset Wildlife Trust, is designed to provide sanctuary for species whose living space has been cut back.
"It is a marvellous way of caring for “God’s Acre” in such a way as to care for the diverse ecology of our common home," added
