The MLT is due to meet again on Monday, 22nd November. One year ago, our Diocesan Synod committed itself to a carbon free diocese by 2030. That was the easy bit. The hard part is getting there.

Clare Fussell, who is the Diocesan Environmental Adviser reported on progress a year on. Despite Covid, we are pursuing this goal with determination as a diocese. It would be easy for St John’s to push this to the bottom of the agenda. After all, we have plenty of other things on our plate.

The MLT will want firmly to resist that temptation. This is not just about what “the diocese “ is doing but about our role as a local church. One way forward would be to earn a Bronze Award as an Eco church.