Pope calls for saving the planet without considering industry’s “secondary interests”

In the apostolic exhortation entitled ‘Laudate Deum’ and addressed to “all men of good will”, he paints a discouraging panorama of climate change and its consequences. industry strategies and policies These have been done so far. “It’s no longer a secondary issue or a drama that is ideological but harms us all,” warns Francisco, who called for the climate summit to be held binding measures and sanctions.

According to the Pope, “there has been no shortage of people trying to mock people in recent years.”“from complaints about the climate crisis and argued that “the planet has and will always have periods of cooling and warming.” But these people forget: “What we are seeing now is an increase in warming so rapid that a single generation would be sufficient.” Francisco emphasizes. The Pope condemned those who blamed “the poor for having many children.” “Looks like it always does crime falls on the poor“says Jorge Mario Bergoglio.

Tap “great powers”

On the contrary, the problem is that “unfortunately, the climate crisis is not an issue that concerns us.” “great economic powers”Francisco says. He argues that they are more concerned with “the highest possible return at the lowest possible cost and in the shortest possible time.” Like this “creatures of this world They stopped being companions “Our Victims”indicates.

In this vein, the Argentinian Pope also distances himself from those who believe that the solution lies in technology, as this requires natural resources that are “by no means unlimited”, for example “lithium, silicon The Argentinian Pope also thinks that man has not always shown the ability to correctly manage progress in the past. “Just think about the ‘admirable’ technologies used for this. destroy populationsDrop an atomic bomb and destroy ethnic groups,” he recalls.

“The moral decline of royal power, marketing And incorrect information”, added. That’s why he thinks it’s important restructuring multilateralism He said this should not be “decided from below and simply by the ruling elites”. “It is inadvisable to confuse multilateralism with global authority concentrated in a single person or with elites wielding excessive power,” he continues.

Controls and sanctions

Jorge Mario Bergoglio also made it clear what, in his opinion, is one of the solutions. Evaluating many promises made within the framework of climate conferences, Francis criticizes the following: “bad results” because the peaks are particularly “sufficient” control, periodic review and sanction mechanisms disharmony.” That’s where the obstacle lies, the Pope warns.

Therefore, the only hope is that these will finally be established at meetings such as COP28, which will start on November 30.”Binding forms of energy transition They have three features: They are efficient, they are mandatory and they can be easily monitored.” The request is direct: “I hope those who intervene can be skilled strategists in this regard. think about the common good and for the future of their children, more than the secondary interests of some countries or corporations,” he summarizes.

“Let’s put an end to the irresponsible cynicism that presents this issue as merely an environmental, ‘green’, romantic thing,” he says. He recalls that the new COP28 conference in the United Arab Emirates will be held in a country that is “a major fossil energy exporter” and where “oil and gas companies are targeting new projects to further expand production.” However, he warns beforehand by saying: “Don’t expect anything from the meeting“can it be like that”suicide act”.