Recently, I watched a video titled “The Lies of Environmentalism” from the YouTube channel ‘Book-Reading Lion’. It refuted environmentalists’ claims that solely blame fossil fuels and population explosion for the climate crisis while preaching ‘doomsday theories’. What was shocking was the observation that such claims can be twisted into political messages, such as supporting abortion or regulating the livestock industry, when combined with veganism and feminism. The analysis pointing out that this is underpinned by communist philosophy based on a materialistic worldview gave me great cause for alarm.

Of course, this isn’t about denying the importance of environmental protection itself. Rather, we must guard against scenarios where an excessive sense of crisis is exploited to achieve specific political ends, or where humanity is defined solely as the destroyer of nature. Coincidentally, I was listening to the audiobook of Greta Thunberg’s Fridays for Future, which made the role of Thunberg—who became a global icon through her UN speech—and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) feel more multidimensional.

The view of scientists criticizing climate crisis theory as “the greatest hoax of the century” also seemed highly plausible. Earth’s temperature is influenced more significantly by solar activity, clouds, and the oceans than by carbon dioxide. Indeed, records exist showing that during the Medieval Warm Period, temperatures were higher than today despite lower carbon dioxide concentrations. Moreover, the argument that energy efficiency through nuclear power is far more economical than high-cost, ineffective policies like ‘RE100’ offered a refreshing perspective, directly countering what I had encountered in mainstream media. I also confronted the ‘inconvenient truths’ of eco-friendly energy. Environmental pollution during the manufacturing process of wind turbine blades, the annual sacrifice of hundreds of thousands of birds, and the massive pollution generated during the mining of rare earth elements needed for high-performance motors reveal the hidden side of what we believed to be ‘eco-friendly’.

The Bible commands us, “Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it (Genesis 1:28).” This signifies that humans are not destroyers of nature, but ‘stewards’ wisely managing God’s created world. Thanks to advances in science and technology, humanity now lives safer lives than in the past, protected from natural disasters like floods and typhoons. Rather than a pessimistic view that casts humans as the primary culprits of nature’s destruction, we realize the need for an active stance: wisely governing nature to create a more livable and safer Earth. With a heart that treasures this land given by God, today I resolve to plant a single tree in my heart instead of grand slogans.

“God blessed them and said to them, ‘Be fruitful and multiply; fill the earth and subdue it… Rule over every living creature that moves on the earth.’” (Genesis 1:28)

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