In COP26 message, pope equates climate change with global war. Today, as in the aftermath of the Second World War, the international community needs to set as a priority the implementation of collegial, farsighted actions, says Francis. Pope Francis in his message to the U.N. COP26 climate talks has called on world leaders to learn from the pandemic and build a new world order by fighting the climate change crisis as one would a global conflict.” The wounds inflicted on our human family by the COVID-19 pandemic and the phenomenon of climate change are comparable to those resulting from a global conflict,” he said November 2 in a message to the U.N. COP26 climate talks read in Glasgow by Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal Pietro Parolin. “Today, as in the aftermath of the Second World War, the international community as a whole needs to set as a priority the implementation of collegial, solidary and farsighted actions,” he said. – SOURCE.
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