In the end, what undermines “Don’t Look Up” is exactly what it condemns: a lack of humanity.
Climate Change
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We know what caused the Colorado fire—and we need to say it: Climate change
My neighbors lost homes because our political and economic institutions have failed to respond to a crisis they have long known was coming.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
Stories from 2021 that Pope Francis wished you would have read
Here’s a rundown of some of the issues the pope tried to keep at the forefront of the news in 2021 and articles about them you may have missed.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Analysis: COP26’s ‘Glasgow Climate Pact’ is a flawed deal that has satisfied nobody
Glasgow was meant to deliver what Paris had begun. Instead, as its last days ground on, discontent and disappointment were rising.
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COP26 did not go far enough. It’s time to take the Pope Francis-approach to climate change.
The climate summit in Glasgow only reminds us that the Paris Agreement is weak and overly dependent on market incentives. The Catholic Church and “Laudato Si’” provide a better foundation for real change.
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Can we please stop idolizing the decadent lifestyles that are destroying our planet?
Ivy Getty’s extravagant wedding was designed to make us jealous. We need to find more climate-friendly experiences of FOMO.
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Pope Francis: Failure to fight climate change will incur God’s judgment
World leaders are running out of time and must address the challenges of climate change before it’s too late, Pope Francis said.
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Four ways your parish can fight climate change (on a budget)
If entire nations are falling short at combatting climate change, what can local communities and small churches hope to contribute? Well, a lot.
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‘Our ecological crisis is fundamentally a moral one’: Catholic Climate Covenant’s new executive director hopes to inspire care for creation
In his tenure as new executive director of the Catholic Climate Covenant, Jose Aguto looks to inspire other Catholics to enact climate action to be better stewards of the earth and its most vulnerable people.
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Podcast: Pope Francis is calling for action on climate change. Will the U.S. bishops listen?
This week on “Inside the Vatican,” host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell unpack Pope Francis’ message to the leaders at COP26 and how the pope understands his role in the climate movement.