This is a striking graph from CNN about energy use and CO2 output for the globe. Most interesting is noting what happens when 1/3 of the world's population gets much richer in Asia, and just how much energy North America (us) is using.
http://edition.cnn.com/SPECIALS/2009/environment/energy/
From an Advent perspective, this is 1) a reminder of how much better off billions of people are now than they were 20 years ago. That is something to celebrate! 2) The advent call is to 'turn around.' We have not slowed our use of energy or our production of CO2 much in the last 20 years. What might 'turning around' look like for us?
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
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