“Laudato Si” encyclical: In “Laudato Si” Franciszek He introduced the concept of the so -called ecological debt – reminds on the day funeral Pope Vatican News. As we read, “Pope Francis consistently emphasized that the economy that 'kills' ultimately risks self -destruction through the spiral crisisfinancial, indebted and social, intensified by the climate crisis. ”
“Harm to humanity”: In September 2015, the Pope during the UN Congregation gave the famous known sentence: “Any harm caused by the environment is a harm to humanity.” In turn, in the apostolic exhortation of “Laudate Deum” published in 2023 He called for quick action in response to the “climate crisis”.
Critical point? In “Laudate Deum” he claimed, among others, that “we do not react sufficiently, because The world hosting us is falling apart and maybe approaching the critical point“.” Regardless of the fact that this may happen, there is no doubt that the impact of climate change will cause more and more damage to the lives of many people and families. We will feel their effects in the field of health, places workaccess to resources, apartments, forced migration and other areas ” – emphasized Pope Francis.
“Ecological debt”: The Pope has called many times to recognize the so -called “ecological debt”. It concerns injustice resulting from resources and environmental pollution by richer countries. Vatican News reminds that the concept of “ecological debt” assumes that “rich countries used a disproportionately large part of the 'right to pollution', not compensating for it to the poorer countries that contributed to global pollution to a much lesser extent, but bear its consequences.”
Alleviating the effects of climate change: The Pope promoted the establishment of the Guarantee Fund “on the projects to mitigate the effects of climate change and adaptation to them”. It was about initiatives aimed at fight with energy poverty and building infrastructure related to renewable energy“with the participation of societies”. Vatican News emphasizes that “it would serve a double goal: supporting ecological transformation and limiting poverty in countries that are debtors.”
See also: Pope's concern for the climate. More in the text “Pope Francis wants to save the planet. This is the first such a significant document. In the background COP28”.
Source: Vatican News