Keeling Curve

Each denomination of this Interfaith alliance has their own unique expression of “creation care” but all can agree on certain frightening observations that are linked to anthropocentric behavior.   7.5 billion souls are currently engaged in burning hydrocarbons as a source of energy, creating combustion waste in the form of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, that are trapping heat and increasing the temperature of the atmosphere.  Some are contribution harm more than others.  Three political entities are responsible for 50% of today’s global GHG emissions.   10 entities are the source of 80% of the root cause of the climate crisis.   

A warmer atmosphere in turn is warming the surface of the Earth – both land and ocean.   We now understand this ecocidal behavior and if it is not eliminated quickly will result in a collapse of the interdependent web of life on planet Earth.

This simple alteration of the Earth’s thermal blanket has far reaching ramifications including:  warming oceans cause water to expand and sea level to rise, warmer ocean surface temperatures create larger and more powerful typhoons and hurricanes.  A warmer atmosphere alters global air circulation patterns and is observed as extreme weather events (e.g. new record temperatures, pressures, wind, rain, lack of rain).  A warmer atmosphere is causing irreparable glacial and polar ice melt contributing to sea level rise.  A warming atmosphere is causing a migration of terrestrial biomes to higher latitudes that is faster than species can adapt – the result is species extinctions.   

Each denomination of this Interfaith alliance has their own unique expression of “creation care” but all can agree on certain frightening observations that are linked to anthropocentric behavior.   7.5 billion souls are currently engaged in burning hydrocarbons as a source of energy, creating combustion waste in the form of CO2 and other greenhouse gases, that are trapping heat and increasing the temperature of the atmosphere.  Some are contribution harm more than others.  Three political entities are responsible for 50% of today’s global GHG emissions.   10 entities are the source of 80% of the root cause of the climate crisis. A warmer atmosphere in turn is warming the surface of the Earth – both land and ocean.   We now understand this ecocidal behavior and if it is not eliminated quickly will result in a collapse of the interdependent web of life on planet Earth. This simple alteration of the Earth’s thermal blanket has far reaching ramifications including:  warming oceans cause water to expand and sea level to rise, warmer ocean surface temperatures create larger and more powerful typhoons and hurricanes.  A warmer atmosphere alters global air circulation patterns and is observed as extreme weather events (e.g. new record temperatures, pressures, wind, rain, lack of rain).  A warmer atmosphere is causing irreparable glacial and polar ice melt contributing to sea level rise.  A warming atmosphere is causing a migration of terrestrial biomes to higher latitudes that is faster than species can adapt – the result is species extinctions.