Pope Francis’s new encyclical says irresponsible lifestyles are the biggest impediment to reducing carbon emissions
CLIMATEWIRE | Some American Catholics are calling for climate action after Pope Francis’ latest encyclical, which singled out the United States as the world’s biggest emitter of planet-warming emissions.
Last Thursday, Catholics, environmental leaders and academics met at Georgetown University in Washington to discuss the pope's message — and call for stricter laws to cut carbon dioxide and methane emissions. About 1,200 people attended the "public dialogue," either in person or online. “We are fighting for our lives,” she asserted, pointing to the deaths in her area from cancer. "Every week we have a funeral."
Several other speakers at the Georgetown event held up Lavigne's work as an example. Combatting industrial emissions is one way to preserve the “sacredness” of human lives, as is “building bridges” to gain support from other community groups, said Jose Aguto, executive director of Catholic Climate Covenant.
Pope Francis, she said, appears “heartbroken” over the continuing escalation of climate change and the emissions that cause it. Her book will focus on the Pope's original 2015 encyclical, called "Laudato Si'," and the recent update.John Mundell, director of the Vatican's Laudato Si’ Action Platform, echoed the calls for action.
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