Climate Change

“The era of procrastination, of half-measures, of soothing and baffling expedients, of delays, is coming to a close. In its place we are entering a period of consequences…”

Winston Churchill

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A Christian Response to Global Warming

Discussion

Objection 1. “Human emissions of Carbon Dioxide are not the main cause of Global Warming.”

Objection 2. “Global Warming Science Leaves God out of the Picture.”

Objection 3. “The Whole Global Warming thing is Just a Big Scare Campaign.”

Action

Cut your greenhouse emissions. For ideas, check here. Calculate your current emissions with a simple calculator, this one, or this more complicated spreadsheet if that’s your thing. Use your calculations to make a long-term plan to see how low you can go.
Offset the emisions you cannot cut (eg air travel). This involves paying someone to invest your money into technology that will reduce emissions or recapture the amount of CO2 you’ve released, by planting trees for instance. Compare your options here.
Switch to Green Power. It adds next to nothing to your bill, but sources your energy from renewable sources such as solar, wind or hydro.
Call our leaders to account if they make weak policies on global warming, encourage them if they make good ones. Keep your eyes open and watch for people that are suffering from climate change - eg sea level rise in Pacific nations, increased bushfire incidence or drought in many countries. If you see something that you think is being ignored, go to The War Room and put together a plan to bring it to the attention of those that can help mitigate the effects.