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Originally Posted by Boxjobox
ZNP- problem with that solution is that the New Jerusalem is built by God- it's not earthly- where we all live. Perhaps the solutiion would be a little more God-given-down-to-earth: what about implementing a weekly sabbath rest. 6 days of energy use, one day of shutting down all but necessary consuming. Turn off the whole consumption/get ahead/entertainment/travel/military/electronic society and contemplate creation and the God who created all things. This would reduce what some feel are the catalysts for climate change about 14%. It would also be an internal change-maker for the human soul.
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If you are going the wrong direction, driving slower is not a solution.
Sabbath rest for who? Jews, Muslims, Christians, Buddhists, Atheists, etc?
Even if we were to immediately drop to 0 net emissions we would still continue on this path of Climate change for a great deal longer, maybe even 100+ years.
Are you familiar with a "feedback loop"? We have already reached a level of warming where we are getting methane hydrates bubbling up into the atmosphere from what was formerly perma frost and from the sea bottom. This is a very powerful greenhouse gas. As this bubbles up we get accelerated climate change.
As Ohio has pointed out a major portion of our emissions is from cows and pigs. How do you propose a "sabbath rest" from cows and pigs pooping and burping?
Half of a cars emissions are from the manufacture of the car. Just because you don't drive it one day a week won't change all of that.
Heating and cooling of buildings is a major contributor of greenhouse gases. Do you propose that people take a Sabbath rest from heating and cooling their homes and businesses?
The bottom line is we are sitting on the railroad tracks, the train is coming and the only way to survive the coming storm (precisely prophesied about in the book of Revelation) is to build a "boat" that can weather the storm.
Since the NT charges us to "be imitators of God" I see no reason why we can't build a city according to the design of the NJ.