Net zero ‘is destroying the Church of England’
Commitment to cut carbon emissions leaves rural churches out in the cold, Telegraph investigation finds
Colin Dawson, the warden at a church in Chislet, Kent, said the diocese refused to allow a new boiler
Janet Eastham
Acting Religious and Social Affairs Editor.
Natasha Leake
12 April 2025 11:03am BST
Net zero targets are killing off the Church of England, clergy and wardens have warned.
Access to new oil or gas boilers has been restricted under a Church of England commitment to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2030.
A Telegraph investigation can reveal that the policy has left dozens of churches in the cold for months on end, with rural churches bearing the brunt of the policy.
Priests and wardens have warned that the green energy drive is putting parishioners’ health at risk, driving down church attendance and causing damp to rot historic buildings.
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