The Jewish concept of the Sabbath is a 3,000 year old tradition of observing a “carbon-free day” once every week. There is a prohibition against against using any sort of technology, such as motor vehicles, electronics, etc. For a person who lives to be 70, that equals 10 whole years of “no impact.” If all of us were to observe a “Carbon Sabbath” just once a week (Jews do it on Saturday), we would each reduce our carbon output by approximately 15%! That’s a significant chunk, and all it takes is one day a week.
This post was submitted by Dave Wasser.
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