Pope Francis Urges World to Speed Up Transition to Renewable Energy

Photo caption: Pope Francis presides at Holy Mass with the new Cardinals and the College of Cardinals for the opening of the General Ordinary Assembly of the Synod of Bishops in St. Peter’s Square in Vatican City, Vatican on Oct. 4, 2023. Photo credit: Franco Origlia / Getty Images. Article by Cristen Hemingway Jaynes. Ecowatch – October 4, 2023.

In an appeal to those who deny climate change and politicians who have been slow to take action to mitigate it, Pope Francis has written a 7,000-word “Apostolic Exhortation” urging the world to speed up its transition to renewable energy. Pope Francis said the human factors contributing to climate change and the scientific facts behind global heating cannot be ignored or denied while our planet “may be nearing the breaking point,” reported Reuters. […]

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