Oct 16, 2017 NewsTrump stance on Paris climate deal ‘sad’, says pope Speaking on World Food Day, Francis said climate change was a driver of hunger and migration and the Paris climate agreement was the legal basis for the solution
May 26, 2017 CommentPope’s climate essay won’t convince Trump, it didn’t even work on Catholics Pope’s encyclical on climate change appealed to liberals, but conservative Catholics were driven away by the values it invoked
Jun 9, 2018 EnergyPope Francis tells oil chiefs to keep it in the ground At a conference in the Vatican, the head of the Catholic Church urged heads of Exxon Mobil, Eni and BP to make a faster shift to clean energy
May 24, 2017 NewsPope Francis gives Trump a climate change message US president promised to read the pope’s encyclical Laudato Si’, which exhorts humanity to care for the environment
Sep 1, 2016 NewsVatican urges boycott of environmental polluters From tree-planting to boycotts, people of faith should do their bit to protect creation, says spiritual leader of world’s 1.2 billion Catholics
Sep 1, 2016 NewsOver 3000 UK churches on way to ditching fossil fuels Christian groups launch new push to encourage governments to target tougher emission-cutting plans
Nov 26, 2015 NewsPope urges world leaders to seal Paris deal NEWS: UN climate summit ‘important stage’ on transition to low-carbon world, says Francis on first visit as pontiff to Africa
Sep 25, 2015 NewsPope ‘confident’ 2015 Paris summit will strike climate pact NEWS: “Solemn commitments, however, are not enough, even though they are a necessary step toward solutions”, Pope Francis tells UN
Sep 24, 2015 NewsPope Francis warns US Congress on climate threat Updates as leader of Catholic church addresses top US lawmakers and warns of need to address poverty, global warming
Sep 23, 2015 NewsPope backs climate change action at White House NEWS: President Obama welcomes Pope Francis to the White House at start of historic six-day trip
Sep 16, 2015 PoliticsPope urges EU ministers to step up climate fight NEWS: Environment chiefs told to work hard to secure global goals in Vatican meet days before bloc finalises Paris strategy
Aug 10, 2015 NewsPope Francis declares annual Catholic environment day NEWS: September 1 chosen for day of environmental awareness, Vatican calls for faithful to adopt “appropriate lifestyles”
Jul 15, 2015 NewsMuslim scholars name climate change as dire threat NEWS: Islamic declaration adds to growing pressure religious leaders exert on richer nations to reduce impact on Earth’s climate
Jun 19, 2015 NewsAfter the Pope’s plea, what do other faiths think on climate? ANALYSIS: Scholars from Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and leading evangelicals explain why the environment matters to their religion
Jun 18, 2015 CommentPope takes climate debate mainstream in bullish intervention ANALYSIS: ‘We may well be leaving to coming generations debris, desolation and filth’, Pope Francis tells flock of 1.2 billion
Jun 18, 2015 SponsoredAS IT HAPPENED: Pope Francis’ climate call to action in encyclical BLOG: Rolling coverage from the launch of the Pope’s call to all Catholics to respect the environment and tackle climate change
Jun 17, 2015 CommentWhat does the Pope’s encyclical mean for the climate fight? COMMENT: Pope Francis’ unequivocal call to arms will reverberate globally in acting on climate change says IIED’s Camilla Toulmin
Jun 15, 2015 PoliticsLifestyles must change to avoid climate disaster, says Pope NEWS: Destruction of nature is a “crime” says Pontiff in leaked draft of encyclical; official version due out on Thursday
Jun 11, 2015 PoliticsPapal encyclical to have “major impact” says top UN climate official NEWS: Christiana Figueres says Pope Francis will stress moral obligation to protect planet for future generations
Jun 3, 2015 NewsSantorum tells Pope to quit climate politics, stick to theology NEWS: Pennsylvania senator is the latest Republican to weigh into Vatican’s forthcoming encyclical on climate
Apr 28, 2015 PoliticsCatholics can play “decisive role” in solving climate challenge NEWS: Burning coal, oil and gas will create “existential risk” for billions warn Vatican’s top science academies in historic call for action
Apr 27, 2015 CommentVatican prepares for climate fight, but real foe is decades old ANALYSIS: Pope Francis’ desire to address global warming is undoubted, but Papal desire to curb poverty and protect creation is not new
Apr 20, 2015 NewsUN chief to address Vatican climate change summit NEWS: Meeting of top Catholic officials, scientists and economists to lay foundations for upcoming Papal Encyclical on environment in June
Mar 11, 2015 NewsCardinal hints at main themes in Pope’s climate change encyclical NEWS: Leader of Catholic church will offer leaders hope, says official, and address causes of poverty and environmental degradation