About Mark Dunlea From Paris to NY: Cap Global Warming at 1.5 degrees centigrade, not 2 One of the three major fights that will take place at the “final” Paris global treaty climate change summit is whether to cap global warming at 2 degrees centigrade or 1.5% degrees. The rather disastrous Copenhagen meeting in 2010 included 2 … Read more…
by Mark Dunlea, Green Education and Legal Fund The Pope’s urgent plea for global action to address the climate crisis recognizes that effective solutions will require a fundamental re-ordering of economic and political priorities, starting with addressing poverty, inequality and democracy. His Encyclical – On Care for Our Common Home – reflects the call by … Read more…
Quotes from the ENCYCLICAL LETTER, LAUDATO SI’, of Pope Francis, ON CARE FOR OUR COMMON HOME, June 18, 2015 http://www.catholicherald.co.uk/news/2015/06/18/full-text-laudato-si/ (ed. note: the letter is a comprehensive overview of not just climate change but of the role of humanity in acting as stewards of our environment, which includes the poor. It cites the shortcoming … Read more…
As Pope Francis challenges the world’s leaders to take bold action on climate change, New York State lawmakers are leaving Albany for the year without having taken any meaningful action on climate change. Scientists say we have at best 15 years to take real action to avoid the worst of climate change. Another year has … Read more…
