Still wondering what to give up for Lent? The message from a leading Christian climate charity is to use this season to care for creation and reduce carbon footprints.
The Carbon Fast campaign is being run by Climate Stewards, part of the A Rocha family of organisations.
The organisers say a carbon fast is “about giving up unsustainable consumption practices to reduce our carbon footprint – and in doing so, learning to live lightly on God’s earth”.
In the Bible, they say, caring for creation is God’s first instruction to humans. So, during a season when Christians traditionally fast and focus on God, they encourage us to live more simply and find new ways to cut our carbon footprint.
It’s not too late to join in.
Each week throughout Lent, the campaign features a different theme designed to help churches and individuals take climate action. Each session includes key facts, suggestions for how to reduce our carbon footprint, and a reflection.
Sign up for weekly emails or download the whole set of themes in one go at the Climate Stewards website.
Climate Stewards say: “By starting to reduce our consumption at Lent, and continuing with thoughtful living through the year, we are caring for creation, a responsibility entrusted to us by God.”
Image: Study of Trees by Bernard Meninsky (1891–1950)