A Meditation on Bending the Carbon Curve
This article reflects on discourse on “bending the curve” in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and on carbon emissions in the context of climate change. Two crucial features of the latter are highlighted, namely, the need for carbon emissions to peak “soon” and to decline rapidly afterward in ord...
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| Medienart: | Elektronisch Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
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2025
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Journal of reformed theology
Jahr: 2025, Band: 19, Heft: 1/2, Seiten: 5-20 |
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Covid-19
B Climate Change B Reformed Theology B carbon emissions B Christianity B Conversion |
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| Zusammenfassung: | This article reflects on discourse on “bending the curve” in the context of the Covid-19 pandemic and on carbon emissions in the context of climate change. Two crucial features of the latter are highlighted, namely, the need for carbon emissions to peak “soon” and to decline rapidly afterward in order to reach net zero emissions by around 2050. This raises the question whether (Reformed) Christianity can contribute to bending the carbon curve or whether it forms part of the underlying problem. Bending the carbon curve is contrasted with the “Christian curve” that could describe the transformative impact of the gospel in society. Several differences are emphasized in order to suggest that a “blending” of the curves is not advised so that, instead, these discourses are best held in a paradoxical tension. |
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| ISSN: | 1569-7312 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Journal of reformed theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15697312-bja10071 |
