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The concept of hell was deployed to | The concept of hell was deployed to explain climate science in a spiritual context by "Green Deen" in 2010, which characterized the fossil fuels driving climate collapse as "energy from hell." The explicit concept of climate hell began to be used in online English climate media beginning in 2015 with publications from [[Salon]] and [[New Scientist]]. | ||
In November 2022, the concept of climate hell was first thrust in the global spotlight following its use in a speech by the UN Secretary General at [[COP-27]]. | In November 2022, the concept of climate hell was first thrust in the global spotlight following its use in a speech by the UN Secretary General at [[COP-27]]. | ||
Revision as of 02:00, 1 December 2022
Definition
Historical
The concept of hell was deployed to explain climate science in a spiritual context by "Green Deen" in 2010, which characterized the fossil fuels driving climate collapse as "energy from hell." The explicit concept of climate hell began to be used in online English climate media beginning in 2015 with publications from Salon and New Scientist.
In November 2022, the concept of climate hell was first thrust in the global spotlight following its use in a speech by the UN Secretary General at COP-27.
Green Deen
In his 2010 rubric for a Green Deen, Ibrahim Abdul-Mateen defined fossil fuels such as petroleum, gas, and coal as well as nuclear energy as energy from hell because they are all:
1. Extracted from the ground;
2. Nonrenewable;
3. Dirty/polluting;
4. Climate risks.
Energy from Hell:
"Takes away from the Earth without giving back. It disturbs the balance (mizan) of the universe and is therefore a great injustice (zulm). A Green Deen calls for maintaining the Earth’s balance and treating it justly.[1]
At the core of this paradigm lies the recognition that energy from hell is fueling climate collapse.[2]