ECO ERIC TIPS FOR NOVEMBER
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Around 80% of the seafood we eat in the UK is made up of just five species: cod, haddock, salmon, tuna and prawns. Ideally we should eat a wider variety of sustainably caught and farmed fish to help conserve stocks. If you’re keen to stick with the familiar, see the recently updated Marine Conservation Society’s ‘Good Fish Guide’ at www.mcsuk.org for advice on how to be more sustainable. Did you know that filter feeding shellfish are very efficient at producing protein compared to species higher up in the food chain and don’t require feeding when farmed, so they clean the water rather than polluting it? |
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The annual United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) starts Monday 10th in Brazil and continues until Friday 21st November. A recent report led by Exeter University warned that global warming is on track to exceed 1.5° within the next 10 years. This puts us in the danger zone where ‘global tipping points’ are triggered causing risks of catastrophic damage from climate change. We still have some time to act, so let’s pray that COP30 will see the nations really working together to seek solutions and that the voices of poorer countries suffering the most from climate change will be heard.
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The United Nations Climate Conference (COP30) in Belém in Brazil is located near the Amazon Delta, in an area very vulnerable to climate change. Delegates from most governments in the world are participating. Sadly, not the US government under the Trump administration, although representations from US state and civic organisations are contributing. As the conference draws to a close at the end of this week, let’s continue to pray for real cooperation between delegates leading to progress, actions and just outcomes for all nations.
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‘National Tree Week’ runs from 22-30 November. It marks the start of the winter tree-planting season and encourages us to plant trees, celebrate their importance and get involved in local conservation events. The UK needs millions of trees to reach its net zero carbon target and maybe you can help by planting one or two in your garden? If not, perhaps you could help others to do so, or make a gift to an environmental charity. We can all make some time to appreciate the beauty and value of trees and thank God for this gift of creation.
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