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Climate change: Pope Francis warns world 'may be nearing breaking point'
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-67005362
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Pope Francis has warned the world is “collapsing” due to climate change and may be “nearing breaking point”.
The pope said a “broad change in the irresponsible lifestyle connected with the Western model”, would have a “significant long-term impact”.
In remarks referring to world governing bodies, Pope Francis calls for a new global “procedure for decision making”, adding the process “put in place several decades ago is not sufficient nor does it appear effective.”
Pope Francis acknowledged that some progress was made through the COP summits but criticised the lack of sanctions if commitments were not fulfilled.
“To suppose that all problems in the future will be able to be solved by new technical interventions is a form of homicidal pragmatism, like pushing a snowball down a hill,” he said.
Like his 2015 encyclical, Pope Francis’ exhortation makes a moral as well as a scientific argument for action on climate change.
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