'People need rain. If there’s not enough rain, there’s not enough food. That’s happening now as poor people in many countries face a changing climate. I believe God’s calling us to bring hope and justice, by cutting our carbon and telling our government we want them to cut the nation’s carbon. And this is part of our worship.' Tim Hughes, Director of Worship, Holy Trinity Brompton
'Climate change hits the poorest hardest – but they’re not the people who caused it or the people who benefited. It’s a very basic issue of fairness. But it could turn into a story of hope. Twenty years ago the nations came together to solve the hole in the ozone layer. This was difficult and meant they had to trust each other and find new ways of doing things – but they did reach agreement and it has worked. So now, with the much bigger problem of climate change, we can hope that raising our voices and our prayers will help our leaders gain a historic agreement on climate change this December when they meet at Copenhagen.' Elaine Storkey, President, Tearfund
'Climate change is, without doubt, the biggest environmental challenge facing our world – and as a Church we are called to act. Why? Because of love. God loves us and he expects a response of love firstly for him, but also for our neighbour and particularly for the poor, who are the ones most hit by damage to the environment. Christians should be at the forefront of the environmental movement because in our care for God’s creation we reflect our love for the Creator.' Rev Nicky Gumble, Holy Trinity Brompton
'False gods lead us astray, sometimes in unexpected ways. We know that we cannot serve two masters – we cannot serve God and money, and if we invest our time, our energy and our love in buying, owning and consuming things it distracts us from God and from our neighbours. But we’ve only found out recently that consumerism causes evil in another way too – it’s causing climate change that’s hurting our neighbours in many poor countries and damaging the world God created. Now we know that, we must change the way we live, and pray and call out for governments to change the way nations live.'
Roger Forster, Senior Leader, Ichthus Christian Fellowship
'Climate change is happening now and families, in many parts of the world are already going short of food because of it. These are families just like ours, with children and elderly folk to support - how would we cope if we went to our local supermarket and found the shelves empty? That's what it's like for people around the world with no water to grow their own food. Their larders are empty. Climate change is damaging God's creation - and it'll hit us eventually in the UK too. We've got to take action, and quickly.'
Rob Parsons, Founder and Executive Chairman of Care for the Family, Tearfund Children at Risk Ambassador