As church bells rang throughout the world Dec. 13 to mark Christianity’s commitment to combating climate change, Anglican leaders were making their voices heard about global warming in Copenhagen, Denmark.
The United Nations Climate Change Conference Dec. 7-18 in the Danish capital welcomed world and faith leaders, including Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Archbishop Desmond Tutu. Both spoke at a Dec. 13 ecumenical worship service in Church of Our Lady, Copenhagen’s Lutheran cathedral, about the religious imperative to cut carbon emissions and save the planet from further environmental degradation.
At the same time, church bells tolled 350 times around the world to symbolize the 350 parts per million that many scientists say mark the safe upper limit for carbon dioxide in the atmosphere.
“We cannot show the right kind of love for our fellow humans unless we also work at keeping the earth as a place that is a secure home for all people and for future generations,” said Williams in his sermon at the cathedral service, attended by other religious leaders, members of the Danish royal family and Denmark’s Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen.
Calculations of the carbon production of the conference apparently did not include the excess produced in this futile exercise in trendiness. Or the ABC’s comment production amounts! Contact Al Gore whose manufacturing capacity for “facts” was in overdrive:
http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/environment/copenhagen/article6956783.ece
Yes, an altogether quantum leap in emissions!