ROME – Pope Francis blames global warming for Mongolia’s current cold wave, calling an overheated environment a “global social problem.”
Following the weekly Angelus address On Sunday, the pope said he was close to the Mongolian people “who are affected by the severe cold wave that is causing serious humanitarian consequences.”
This extreme phenomenon is death The loss of more than 600,000 livestock is a “symptom of climate change and its effects,” the pope told an estimated 20,000 animals gathered in St. Peter’s Square.
“The climate crisis is a global social problem that deeply affects the lives of many of our brothers and sisters, especially the lives of the most vulnerable,” Francis added, adding, “We need smart and courageous people to contribute to climate change.” He asked for prayers so that he could make a choice. We value creativity. ”
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It is clear, the Pope declared, that current climate change “results from the overheating of the planet,” adding: “It is mainly due to an increase in greenhouse gases in the atmosphere due to human activity, which has increased in recent years. “In ten years it has proven unsustainable for humanity.” Ecosystem. ”
Pope Francis, one of the leading voices denouncing man-made climate change, specifically blamed the United States for the so-called climate emergency due to the “irresponsible lifestyles” of its citizens.
“Given that per-person emissions in the United States are about twice as high as those of individuals living in China and about seven times the average for the poorest countries, widespread changes in irresponsible lifestyles are likely to be involved. “I can say that if we adopt the Western model, it will have a big long-term impact,” he said last October.
What we are currently experiencing is an “extraordinary acceleration of warming, at such a rate that it will take only a generation to test it, rather than centuries or millennia,” he said. declared.
The global climate crisis is actually a “religious problem,” the Pope argued, with its roots in humanity’s “conceit of self-sufficiency.”
“We need to act urgently for the environment,” he said. “It is not enough to simply increase spending. We need to change our lifestyle and thus educate everyone in an ascetic and fraternal lifestyle.”
This, he said, is “an essential imperative for religions that are called to teach contemplation, because creation is not only an ecosystem to be preserved, but also a gift to be embraced.”
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Despite the Pope’s insistence that skepticism about the climate crisis is “evil,” a group of more than 1,600 eminent scientists (including two Nobel laureates) issued a joint statement calling for a “climate emergency.” He declares that there is no such thing as a “situation” and dares to oppose the Pope.
In the World Climate Declaration, scientists state that climate models have proven inadequate at predicting global warming, that carbon dioxide (CO2) is not a pollutant, and that climate change is a natural phenomenon. He insisted that it was not causing an increase in disasters.
The document states that global warming is “significantly less than predicted by the IPCC based on modeled anthropogenic forcing” and that the gap between the real world and the modeled world is “This shows that we are far from understanding climate change.”
“There is no statistical evidence that global warming will intensify or increase the frequency of natural disasters such as hurricanes, floods, and droughts,” the document declares. “However, there is ample evidence that CO2 reduction measures are not only costly but harmful.”
“There is no such thing as a climate emergency,” the text declares. “Therefore, there is no need to panic or be alarmed.”
“We strongly oppose the harmful and unrealistic net-zero CO2 policies proposed for 2050. Let’s aim for adaptation, not mitigation. Whatever the cause, adaptation works.” added.
