Pope Tells Oil Executives to Act on Climate: "There Is No Time to Lose’”

Title: Pope Tells Oil Executives to Act on Climate: "There Is No Time to Lose’”
Description: This past Saturday, the pope gathered leaders of the world’s largest oil companies for a closed-door conference at the Vatican. He commended oil and gas companies for progress made in developing more careful approaches to assess of climate risk and adjustments made to their business practices. However, these actions are not enough. Pressure has been building on oil and gas companies to transition to less polluting forms of energy, often coupled with the threat of fossil-fuel divestment.

The pope reiterated his call for a transition from fossil fuels “to a greater use of energy sources that are highly efficient while producing low levels of pollution.” He emphasized that the poor who would suffer the most from the effects global warming. And that we owe it to the poorer countries and future generations.; Pope Tells Oil Executives to Act on Climate: "There Is No Time to Lose’”
Date: June 9, 2018
Date Created: June 9, 2018
Creator(s): Elizabeth Povoledo
Article Type: Newspaper
Denomination: Christian
Sub-Tradition: Roman Catholic
Audience: All audiences/General public
Rights: The original html version of this resource was accessed on October 7, 2019 at https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/09/world/europe/pope-oil-executives-climate-change.html
Issues: english Energy