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Headline: UNCAPTIONED: Pope Calls Out US Over 'Irresponsible' Actions Regarding Climate Change
Caption: Pope Calls Out US Over 'Irresponsible' Actions Regarding Climate Change. While addressing U.N. world leaders on Oct. 4, the pope singled out America for excess carbon emissions, 'The Hill' reports. He said that even though people are making efforts to fight climate change within their households. “we can state that a broad change in the irresponsible lifestyle connected with the Western model would have a significant long-term impact.” Francis went on to say that per-capita, U.S. emissions are double that of China and seven times higher than less wealthy countries. Since the pope last addressed climate change in 2015, . there have been 152 disasters related to climate or weather in America, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). "We are now unable to halt the enormous damage we have caused. We barely have time to prevent even more tragic damage.", Pope Francis, via statement. Within the pope's document, 'Praise God,' Francis calls on countries to phase out fossil fuel use as quickly as possible. He said that the update to his 2015 document, 'Praise Be,' was necessary since“our responses have not been adequate, while the world in which we live is collapsing and may be nearing the breaking point.” U.N. climate talks will commence Nov. 30 in Dubai, 'The Hill' reports. THIS VIDEO MUST NOT BE EDITED FOR LENGTH TO COMBINE WITH OTHER CONTENT
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