@Rad Cop26 is just around the corner. I'm keeping my hopes high and my expectations low. What in your view would be the outcomes of a successful meeting?
You are better informed than me and you might help me pray with more wisdom.
Thanks,
Hekuran
Hi Hekuran, thats a very hard question for me to answer, for after many years of trying to bring a little light into the darkness of this World i think ive lost nearly all my faith in humanity, and this problem is so vast and so interconnected with the many other problems we face, such as Deforestation, Ocean Acidification, Soil Erosion and Land Degradation, the Polluting of the Rivers and oceans, the Poisoning of the Air we breathe and our Exploitation and oppression of the Animal Kingdom, that to deal with it effectively would take a complete transformation of the way we live our lives.
And i just cant ever see that happening, for at the root of it all is Human Sin on a staggering scale and it would take an equally staggering transformation of Humanity to even start to put things right.
This is not a counsel of despair, for i still campaign on many climate related and environmental issues, as i do on human and Animal rights issues and any victory is well worth fighting for, but there is an increasing realisation that only God can put this right and each day that passes makes me long more for the day when God calls an end to all of this suffering and destruction,
Thats what i pray for every day, but if pushed i would say that one of the key issues that needs our prayers is for the rich countries to honour their commitment to provide £100 billion in funds for poor countries who are at the moment suffering the worst effects of climate change. And for the issue of Debt, Tax evasion and money laundering to be addressed. So that any money given to poor countries is not sent back to the rich world in debt repayments on loans that in some cases should never have been made , in others the money was stolen or put into corrupt ventures. Climate finance and funds for adaptation are vital if the poor are to have any chance of weathering the storm to come.
Of course commitments to drastically cut Carbon emissions are essential but i wonder if weve passed the point of no return, things are moving so fast, but while theres a chance to do good we must seize it.
I would also like to see a dramatic switch from meat based diets to vegetarian or preferably vegan diets not only for the terrible suffering the animals endure but also for the fact that animal farming is the main cause of deforestation and is a leading contributor, around 15% i think, of greenhouse gas emissions, and there is the ever present problem of another COVID like virus incubating in the filthy conditions found on factory farms.
And lastly, theres likely to be a scramble for materials for sustainable methods of energy generation, solar, wind, tidal, and i believe many of the raw materials are to be found in poorer countries. There must be a firm and binding agreement on the rights of poor countries to regulate and receive fair payments for these materials, above all it must be done in a transparent manner, no more rip offs and environmental destruction, the rights of the poorer countries must be respected.
ive just scratched the surface, as i say theres so much that needs to be changed that ultimately only God can do, so as well as praying for these specific items and there must be many that you have as well, i think we all need to pray for an end to this Hell we've created and long for the day when suffering and destruction are no more.
