Message of His Holiness Pope Francis on the Occasion of the 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

Title: Message of His Holiness Pope Francis on the Occasion of the 20th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
Description: Pope Francis's statement on climate change was issued at the High Level segment of the United Nations Climate Change Conference on December 10, 2014. The introduction to the Holy See's message is stated below:

"At this very decisive moment in the history of climate negotiations we have to come to the point where we must overcome inaction. As Pope Francis said in his Message to our Conference, the issues we are debating 'affects all humanity, especially the poor and future generations: […] it is a serious ethical and moral responsibility […] There is a clear, definite and urgent ethical imperative to act […] We can only find adequate solutions if we act together.'

The longer we wait, the more it will cost; more victims will suffer from our inaction and the greatest weight will fall on the most vulnerable, the poorest peoples and future generations: what is at issue here is respect for their fundamental human rights."
Date Created: December 10, 2014
organizer: Pope Francis
Denomination: Christian
Sub-Tradition: Roman Catholic
Audience: All audiences/General public
Resources For Study: Other Religious Environmental Statements
Issues: english Climate