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Author: Kimberly Price

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About us Kentucky Climate Choir welcomes everyone interested in peaceful performance for climate action. We are a small but active group within the Climate Choir Movement. All songs are taught by ear, with music available for those who find that helpful. If you’d like to join us or find out more, please drop us an […]

Rewild Your Green and Pleasant Land!

27 June 2026: Fifty singers gathered outside Lambeth Palace where Archbishop of Canterbury Sarah Mullally is in residence, singing ‘Church of England: Rewild Your Land!’ The Climate Choir then processed to Westminster Abbey, singing with full heart. They handed out letters to the clergy who came to listen, encouraging them to vote for the ‘Protecting Nature on Church Commissioner-owned Land’ motion at the Church of England’s General Synod.

The motion calls on the Church to support the restoration of nature on 30% of Church land by 2030. In this the Church would be a beacon of action, protecting biodiversity and combatting climate breakdown. The event was organised with Wild Card, a grassroots rewilding campaign, whose co-founder Hazel Draper said: “Rewilding Church land could become one of the most inspiring environmental commitments made by any major institution in the UK.” The C of E is one of the UK’s largest landowners, with an estate of more than 100,000 acres. Protecting 30% of Church land for nature restoration could be cost-neutral and even profitable, as well as yielding uncountable rewards for the health of the biosphere. The Church has already shown moral leadership through fossil fuel divestment – now’s the time to lead the way with land rewilding.

Happy 100th Birthday Sir David Attenborough!

8 May 2026: Bristol, Forest of Dean, Kentucky, London, Plymouth, Portsmouth and Zimbabwe Climate Choirs took part in a music video to celebrate Sir David Attenborough’s 100th birthday. Supported by Brian Eno and Peter Townsend, this project involved choirs from all over the world, each singing and recording the song ‘Natural World’ by Pete M. Wyer.  

End Tree Burning Subsidies!

30 April 2026: As Spring reached its zenith park visitors were astonished to see a line of trees processing through St James’s Park London serenaded by singers and a brass quartet . They were calling for an end to huge UK government subsidies for biomass energy produced by the company Drax, whose AGM was taking place nearby. Analysts estimate that Drax received close to £1 billion in subsidies in 2025. Later the choir gathered outside Drax’s offices in Noble Street to get the message across.

Many of the plane trees in St James’s Park were planted in the 1820s and have stood for over 200 years. Drax has been accused of felling precious ancient trees of similar vintage to make wood pellets. The choir performed original songs including “We Need the Trees” and “Stop Burning Trees”  to call for
An end to government subsidies for burning wood for electricity
Greater transparency around biomass sourcing
A transition towards genuinely low-carbon energy systems that protect forests and biodiversity

As the UK navigates the path to net zero the choices made today will shape environmental outcomes for generations to come.