Also in his speech, speaking ahead of the COP24 Summit to be held in Katowice, Poland, in December, the Pope said “all governments should strive to honour the commitments made in Paris, in order to avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis.”
350 is an environment pressure group and a co-organiser of the global Rise for Climate mobilisation.
According to 350, “the global Rise for Climate mobilisation taking place on and around 8 September aims to demonstrate how the tide has turned in the race against climate change, showcase climate action taking place around the world, and inspire deeper commitments from each other and from national governments.”
The Pope had spoken earlier this month on the final day of a climate change summit hosted by the Vatican that aims to put his landmark environmental encyclical ‘Laudato Si’ into action.
The Pope had said, “The COP24 Summit, to be held in Katowice, Poland, in December, could prove a milestone on the path set out by the 2015 Paris Agreement. We all know that much still needs to be done to implement that Agreement. All governments should strive to honour the commitments made in Paris, in order to avoid the worst consequences of the climate crisis. “Along with states, local authorities, civil society, and economic and religious institutions can promote the culture and practice of an integral ecology. I trust that events such as the Global Climate Action Summit, to be held from 12-14 September in San Francisco, will provide suitable responses, with the support of citizens’ pressure groups worldwide.”
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