21 September, 2015

Big week in the US for climate diplomacy when the Pope visits


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t’s a huge week coming up for climate diplomacy, centring around New York and Washington DC.

We’ll start in DC, where Pope Francis will address US lawmakers on September 24 and warn what could be a hostile audience they need to open their eyes to global warming.

Many Republicans were left deeply unimpressed by the Pontiff’s encyclical on the environment this June, with its pointed critique of capitalism and what he suggested was a lack of compassion from rich countries.

Read the RTTC story - “Pope primed for US Congress climate warning”.

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