Environmental Strategy

Chapter Environmental Strategy

At its May meeting, the Cathedral Chapter strongly affirmed the goal of carbon net zero by 2030. This will be led by an Environmental Strategy Group, alongside the Social Justice Group and Eco Team.

As readers will know, the Cathedral was successful in achieving the AROCHA Eco-Church Bronze status last summer. The ‘Sumpter Yard Revived’ project to landscape Sumpter Yard has also created a beautiful and accessible garden approach to the Welcome Centre with a planting scheme including heritage fruit trees and plants for pollinators. This is the first phase of a wider vision to enhance the biodiversity of our precious green spaces. In addition, funded by the Church Commissioners, a technical study was carried out by QODA on achieving net zero carbon. This was received in January 2022.

(c) Patrick Wainwright