Climate Change Toolkit as a Way in Which to Encourage Non-academics to Engage with Issues of Climate Change?
摘要
Climate change research worldwide has a multidisciplinary aspect, encompassing agriculture, religion, and the built environment. Climate change emergency declarations made by the United Nations have meant that European countries, including the United Kingdom (UK), have taken it upon themselves to seriously tackle the negative impacts of climate change. This paper draws attention to the need to engage with various stakeholders in order to address the disastrous effects of climate change on ecclesiastical buildings. The paper also suggests alternative ways of viewing the challenge of climate change, moving away from academic arguments and instead focusing on communities. This involves the idea of a climate change toolkit to help non-academic people to contribute to the reduction of overall carbon dioxide emissions due to the burning of fossil fuels and other human activities. It is hoped that this discussion will lead to academics collaborating with religious leaders and other stakeholders who have an interest in the impact of climate change in England.