“Christian love is manifested in its compassion for the needy. To oppose the very energy sources that have helped half the world overcome poverty is cruel, especially when the justifications given are scientifically untrue and of insignificant outcome.” --Vijay Jayaraj,
The following is an excerpt from a recent post by Vihay Jayaraj entitled Ending poverty requires more than financial aid. on the Christian Post website. Please click on the link to see the complete article. The following are some key points in the article:
Ending poverty requires more than just providing temporary financial aid.
“It requires sound policies that bring about growth in the economy and people’s livelihoods. However, implementing such policies is increasingly difficult due to challenges from environmental activists. Not all environmental activism is helpful. Lately, there has been a wave of activism against access to even the most basic energy resources like coal, oil, and gas. This is because fossil fuels are said to be endangering life planet by increasing global temperatures.”
But how much of that is true, and how does activism against fossil fuels impact people’s lives?
“Abandoning fossil fuels will slow economic growth, delaying the reduction of vulnerability to climate-related threats. So, whether the climate is deteriorating or not, the solution to development remains the same: increased use of fossil fuels. Thousands of everyday utility products were manufactured using hydrocarbon byproducts, reducing our dependence on wood and making our lives more efficient. In fact, more than 90 percent of products in an average urban household are likely to be manufactured from fossil fuels.
In fact, people will be better able to mitigate any climate impact and adapt to changing weather if they are economically more stable. Poverty makes us vulnerable to weather extremes; prosperity protects us from them. That is why human mortality from extreme weather has declined by more than 98 percent in the past hundred years.”
Vijay makes some valid points from a Judaeo-Christian perspective. The problem may well be the secular nature of the scientific community, the media, and the elites that predominate the political class. But it may turn out to be that the climate change hoax is just a tool employed by those intent on profiting from a premature rush to renewable energy sources. And that is just foolish.
"My people are fools; they do not know me. They are senseless children; they have no understanding. They are skilled in doing evil; they know not how to do good." Jeremiah 4:22 (NIV)