EnvironmentPope launches green initiative, decrying predatory attitude toward planet
Philip Pullella
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Pope Francis leads the Pentecost Mass at St. Peter s Basilica at the Vatican May 23, 2021. REUTERS/Remo Casilli/File Photo
Pope Francis launched an initiative on Tuesday to make Catholic institutions ranging from families to universities to businesses environmentally sustainable in seven years, saying a predatory attitude toward the planet must end.
The Laudato Si Action Platform takes its name from the pope s landmark 2015 encyclical on the need to protect the environment, reduce wasteful lifestyles, stem global warming and
protect the poor from the effects of climate change.
-A stark appeal by the world s top energy body to stop investment in new fossil fuel projects by next year has met a mixed reception from the world s top producers - from guarded praise and pledges.
Pope Francis has launched an initiative to make Catholic institutions environmentally sustainable in seven years, stressing that a "predatory attitude" toward the planet must end.
Pope Francis launched an initiative to make Catholic institutions ranging from families to universities to businesses environmentally sustainable in seven years