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Pope asks world leaders to do more to tackle climate change

by admineconai July 24, 2023
written by admineconai July 24, 2023
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Pope Francis has called on world leaders to do more to tackle climate change, making reference to recent heat waves across many parts of the world and flooding in countries such as South Korea.

Reports show that Parts of the southern United States have baked in a record-breaking heat wave, while extreme temperatures have also been recorded in China and southern Europe, including Italy and Greece. A wildfire raging on the Greek island of Rhodes forced thousands of tourists and island residents to shelter in schools and indoor stadiums on Sunday after they were evacuated from coastal villages and resorts.

“Please, I renew my appeal to world leaders to do something more concrete to limit polluting emissions,” the Pope said at the end of his Angelus message to crowds in St. Peter’s Square. “It is an urgent challenge, it cannot be postponed, it concerns everyone. Let us protect our common home,”.

The Pope also called on the world to rapidly ditch fossil fuels and made the protection of the environment a cornerstone of his pontificate. In his landmark 2015 “Laudato Si” (Praised Be), he noted that encyclical that the planet was “beginning to look more and more like an immense pile of filth”.

Read also: Nasa climate expert says July likely to be hottest month on record

According to reports, the pope expressed solidarity with those who were suffering from the climate crisis and those helping them on Sunday.

Story was adapted from Reuters.

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