The Club of Rome recently released an Open Letter to Global Leaders in response to the global Covid-19 pandemic.
Here is the heart of their message, with which we fully agree:
Covid-19 has shown us that overnight transformational change is possible. A different world, a different economy is suddenly dawning. This is an unprecedented opportunity to move away from unmitigated growth at all costs and the old fossil fuel economy, and deliver a lasting balance between people, prosperity and our planetary boundaries.
How leaders decide to stimulate the economy in response to the corona crisis will either amplify global threats or mitigate them, so they need to choose wisely. The risk is making nearsighted decisions that increase emissions and continue to degrade nature in the long term. On the other hand, there is an opportunity to champion solutions that not only rebuild lives and spur economic activity in the immediate wake of the crisis, but also accelerate the transition to resilient, low-carbon economies and nature-rich societies.
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Dave, thank you for sharing your recent comments to the WEA. For sure the land is enjoying a sabbath rest just now, though there are notable exceptions, like the forest fires in northern Thailand. You say that “If we don’t provide sabbath for creation, God will do so.” This raises the question for me about when it is legitimate to use this kind of language. The OT prophets used it a lot – like Joel speaking about the plague of locusts – but now we tend to blame human sin and leave God out of it, or see his judgment as purely a future event. How do you reconcile these two ways of looking at things?