by Michael Haynes, LifeSite News:
The Pope’s participation in the UN’s Dubai climate change conference is an historic first, and is a signal move in his support for the Paris Agreement.
Pope Francis has announced he will attend the upcoming climate change “COP28” conference in Dubai in December, in a historic first.
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In a television interview with Italian news outlet TG1, Pope Francis confirmed previous reports that he would participate in the upcoming COP28 conference being held in Dubai.
“Yes, I will go to Dubai,” the Pope declared. “I think I will leave December 1st until December 3rd. I’ll stay there for three days.”
Francis referenced a conversation which he had with the European Union’s former environment minister, Segolene Royal, who requested the Pope write a climate change themed document.
“I called some scientists here, who moved quickly. ‘Laudato sí’ was released, it came out before Paris,” said Francis, referencing the Paris 2015 COP21 climate change conference which established the Paris Agreement.
“And the meeting in Paris was the most beautiful of all. After Paris, everyone went backward, and it takes courage to move forward in this,” said Francis.
News of the Pope’s possible attendance at the conference – due to take place from November 30 through December 12, in the United Arab Emirates – had emerged as a strong likelihood in recent days when La Croix cited “several senior Vatican sources” confirming the Pope’s planned trip.
The decision was reportedly made after Pope Francis privately met with COP28 president Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber on October 11 at the Vatican. Al Jaber has described the conference as “a prime opportunity to rethink, reboot, and refocus the climate agenda.”
