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Q&A: The Pope’s New Document on Climate Change Is a ‘Throwdown’ Call for Action
A professor who has studied Francis’ writings on climate says he singles out the U.S. for overconsumption and takes “aim” at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ denialism.
Interview by Paloma Beltran, “Living on Earth”
From our collaborating partner “Living on Earth,” public radio’s environmental news magazine, an interview by Producer Paloma Beltran with Christiana Zenner, an associate professor in the Department of Theology at Fordham University in New York.
Related Knowledge Center: Climate diplomacy: COP 27
State of Play
The 27th Conference of the Parties (COP 27) produced a groundbreaking agreement to create a “loss and damage” fund to help developing nations cope with the impact of climate change.
But the conference, held from Nov. 6 to Nov. 20, 2022, in Sharm el-Sheik, Egypt, fell short of a hoped-for agreement to speed reductions of greenhouse gas emissions.