Pope Francis in United Nations

On Energy & Oil: Moral imperative to address climate change

Francis is the first pope to release an encyclical specifically focused on the environment and climate change. While previous popes have spoken about the importance of caring for creation, through his encyclical, "Laudato Si' (Praised Be You), On Care for Our Common Home," Pope Francis has elevated environmental issues--and particularly the climate crisis--to a new level.

Speaking to more than 1 billion Catholics around the world, Pope Francis is a powerful and influential voice. So when the Pope states that humans are causing climate change and argues that we have a "moral imperative" to address it, as he did in today's encyclical, the world takes notice. "The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all."

Source: United Nations Foundation, "New Leaders On Climate Change" Jun 18, 2015

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