Pope Francis blames ‘human selfishness’ for global warming

Pope Francis published a papal encyclical calling for action on climate change on the 18 June 2015. Pope Francis invited everyone to pay attention to environmental issues.

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The Guardian, 18.06.15: [Analysis]: Pope puts sex aside and declares green living central to faith http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jun/18/pope-climate-encyclical-green-living-central-to-faith

EurActiv, 18.06.15: Pope calls for ‘open spirit’ towards climate change encyclical http://www.euractiv.com/sections/climate-environment/pope-calls-open-spirit-towards-climate-change-encyclical-315508

Vatican: Encyclical Letter: Laudato Si, On the Care of Our Common Home, June 2015 http://w2.vatican.va/content/francesco/en/encyclicals/documents/papa-francesco_20150524_enciclica-laudato-si.html

Politico, 19.06.15: [Opinion]: The Pope to world leaders: Get serious about climate change http://www.politico.eu/article/pope-climate-change-opinion-archbishop/

Deutsche Welle, 18.06.15: Pope calls for 'cultural revolution' to save the planet http://dw.de/p/1Fj9A

France24, 18.06.15: Pope Francis calls for urgent action on climate change in encyclical http://www.france24.com/en/20150618-vatican-pope-francis-calls-urgent-action-climate-change-encyclical

Euro|Topics: Main Focus, 19.06.15: Pope lashes out at environmental destruction http://www.eurotopics.net/en/home/presseschau/archiv/archiv_dossier/DOSSIER164923-Pope-lashes-out-at-environmental-destruction

ESO: Background information: EU demands more urgency in climate negotiations http://www.europeansources.info/record/eu-demands-more-urgency-in-climate-negotiations/

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