U.N. climate conference | Pope, faith leaders make joint appeal before summit
The Hindu
The event also is focussed on mobilising financing and protecting vulnerable communities and natural habitats.
Pope Francis and dozens of religious leaders are making a joint appeal to governments to commit to ambitious targets at the upcoming U.N. climate conference, while promising to do their own part to lead their faithful into more sustainable behaviour.
Pope was hosting a day-long conference on Monday at the Vatican that was expected to climax with the signing and handover of the joint appeal to the head of the COP26 conference, Alok Sharma.
For the religious leaders, care for the environment is a moral imperative to preserve God’s creation for future generations and to support communities most vulnerable to climate change.
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