Christian Leaders Urge Action to Stem Dangerous Global Warming

摘要

Pope Francis, the Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and the Archbishop of Canterbury issued for the first time a joint statement calling for action to address climate change and socialinequality.The three leaders sent the plea ahead of United Nations-led climate talks in Glasgow in November. At the gathering, known as COP26, global leaders will discuss measures to slow thewarming of the planet.“We stand before a harsh justice: biodiversity loss, environmental degradation and climate change are the inevitable consequences of our actions,” the religious leaders said. “Today, weare paying the price-tomorrow could be worse.”