Pope Calls Out US Over ‘Irresponsible’ Actions , Regarding Climate Change.
While addressing U.N. world leaders on Oct. 4,
the pope singled out America for excess
carbon emissions, 'The Hill' reports.
He said that even though people are making efforts
to fight climate change within their households.
“we can state that a broad change in the
irresponsible lifestyle connected with the Western
model would have a significant long-term impact.”.
Francis went on to say that per-capita,
U.S. emissions are double that of China and
seven times higher than less wealthy countries.
Francis went on to say that per-capita,
U.S. emissions are double that of China and
seven times higher than less wealthy countries.
Since the pope last addressed
climate change in 2015, .
there have been 152 disasters related to climate or
weather in America, according to the National
Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
We are now unable to halt the enormous damage we have caused. We barely have time to prevent even more tragic damage, Pope Francis, via statement.
Within the pope's document, 'Praise God,'
Francis calls on countries to phase out
fossil fuel use as quickly as possible.
He said that the update to his
2015 document, 'Praise Be,'
was necessary since... .
...“our responses have not been adequate,
while the world in which we live is collapsing
and may be nearing the breaking point.”.
U.N. climate talks will commence
Nov. 30 in Dubai, 'The Hill' reports