Since becoming pontiff in 2013 the 86-year-old Francis has made the environment one of the main themes of his papacy. ROME: Pope Francis on Wednesday said he would attend the crucial COP28 climate talks starting in Dubai on Nov 30, weeks after warning that time is running out to act on global warming.
The 86-year-old has made the environment one of the main themes of his papacy since being elected pope by cardinals in 2013. But he said the Dubai talks"can represent a change of direction", if participants make binding agreements on moving from fossil fuels to clean energy sources such as wind and solar.The pope met Sultan Al Jaber, the president-designate of the COP28 talks, at the Vatican on Oct 11.
"To say that there is nothing to hope for would be suicidal, for it would mean exposing all humanity, especially the poorest, to the worst impacts of climate change," wrote Pope Francis.‘We should be worried’: As COP28 nears, green energy transition is not happening fast enough, say industry experts
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