How helped Pope Francis to inspire global climate work

he Pope Francisco He died on Easter at the age of 88, as the Vatican announced. He was chosen in 2013 after the resignation of the sixteenth Benedict, and was a maximum representative of the Catholic Church for more than a decade. He will be partially remembered for his efforts to open the eyes of the 1300 million Catholics in the world for risks Climate. Throughout his life, he repeated these risks, especially its effect on the poorest people and the most vulnerable in the world.

The planet is pressed until exhaustion

During his term at the head of the Catholic Church, Pope Francis repeatedly spoke about climate change. Perhaps his memoirs were the most exciting on this topic ‘Laudato Si ‘: On the care of our joint home‘Historical document for 184 pages Posted in 2015.

here PastaPope Francis thrives the state of environmental damage and global warming, and criticized consumerism and points Against “modern legend of unlimited material progress”. “It depends on the lie that there is an endless width of the wild goods, and this leads to pressure on the planet beyond any limit,” he wrote.

The text also reveals scientific arguments that prove that changing the climate caused by a person, links it with a moral perspective and warns of “severe consequences” if things do not change. Pope Francis left no doubt about his support for the scientific consensus according to which Global warming This is due to the greenhouse gases issued by human activity.

This document was also published only six months before COP21, the United Nations Conference on Climate Change signed for history Paris Agreement. Many believe this document and participation Vatican In negotiations, they had an effect on this result.

The death of the Catholic states took strong climatic obligations during this policeman. The Pope’s ability to speak to people on many sections The way to the road To share deeper into the United Nations conferences on climate change.

The Catholic Church and United Nations Conferences on the weather

Before COP28 from Dubai in 2023, Pope Francis resumed the problem with an updated treaty. “Laudate Deum” is a messenger in which he is asked to take them Urgent measures Against the crisis.

“With the passage of time,” I realized that our answers were not enough, while the world in which we live in collapse may be About a break“.

This time, he specifically pointed to the citizens of the rich countries who hold “”Unreasonable lifestyle“In the United States, for example, Pope Francis emphasized that emissions for one person were two times higher than China and seven times more than average of the poorest countries in the world. He also pointed to the continuous use of use Fossil fuel Likewise The main engine for climate change.

Pope Francis aims to go to Cop28History made the first door to go to the conference on climate change. However, influenza and lung inflammation They prevented him from traveling to DubaiAnd his speech was read by the Vatican Minister of State, Cardinal Parolin.

Once again, joining moral obligations and scientific consensus, criticized efforts to blame the climatic crisis to increase the population in poor countries. instead of, He referred to historical gates “responsible From one Environmental debt Deep concern. “

In addressing one of the main topics of COP28, he said it is fair that these countries that used excessive quantities of fossil fuel The debts will come to bear fruit One of the poorest countries. Who must pay for the losses and damages caused by climate change is an argument that continues today.

Once again, Pope Francis could not travel to COP29 in Azerbaijan Last year, he sent a message to the United Nations Conference on the weather. Instead, the Vatican Minister of Vatican, Cardinal Pietro Parolin, transmitting his message World leaders gather in Baku.

This confirmed “The real challenge in our century“He was IndifferenceWhich confirms that “indifference is the partner of injustice.” The Pope appealed to the countries that issued more greenhouse gases to recognize their “environmental debts” with others, and requested “a new international financial structure” “based on the principles of stocks, justice and solidarity.”

The Catholic Church is organizing its climate conference

Throughout his life until the end, Pope Francis continued to highlight issues Inequality In the consequences of climate change. In 2019, requests support ECOCIDIDE The “fifth crime against peace” – that is, is equivalent to genocide and ethnic cleaning – and declared sin. Over the years, he met the presidents, heads of ministers, heads of state, general managers, and the advice of large companies to talk about this issue.

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And in May of 2024 I organized in it Vatican A Three days conference From the Catholic Church to resist climate change. Among the attendees 16 mayor of the International CitiesLike it in London, Sadiq Khan, Paris, Ann Hidalgo, as well as conservatives all over the world. Instead of focusing only on climate change, draw attention to the need Adaptation Man wondered from political leaders if “we are working for a culture of life or a culture of death.”

“The richest countries, about a billion people, produce more than half of the pollutants that make heat,” he told the participants at the summit. On the contrary, the poorest of three billion people contribute Less than 10 % However, they suffer from 75 % of the resulting damage. “

At this summit, Pope Francis once again repeated his conviction that destroying the environment is a “crime of God” and “structural sin” that displays all people. Such is the one that made Pope Francis a Respected on the one hand ClimateAnd a lot of praise for their ability to enhance teamwork over the departments. It will be remembered for his moral leadership, which had bridges between Interconnected issues From poverty, adaptation to climate change and the consequences of global warming caused by human.