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Related: About this forumPope Francis recruits Naomi Klein in climate change battle
Source: The Guardian
Social activist surprised but delighted to join top cardinal in high-level
environment conference at the Vatican
Rosie Scammell
Sunday 28 June 2015 00.11 BST
She is one of the worlds most high-profile social activists and a ferocious critic of 21st-century capitalism. He is one of the popes most senior aides and a professor of climate change economics. But this week the secular radical will join forces with the Catholic cardinal in the latest move by Pope Francis to shift the debate on global warming.
Naomi Klein and Cardinal Peter Turkson are to lead a high-level conference on the environment, bringing together churchmen, scientists and activists to debate climate change action. Klein, who campaigns for an overhaul of the global financial system to tackle climate change, told the Observer she was surprised but delighted to receive the invitation from Turksons office.
The fact that they invited me indicates theyre not backing down from the fight. A lot of people have patted the pope on the head, but said hes wrong on the economics. I think hes right on the economics, she said, referring to Pope Franciss recent publication of an encyclical on the environment.
Release of the document earlier this month thrust the pontiff to the centre of the global debate on climate change, as he berated politicians for creating a system that serves wealthy countries at the expense of the poorest.
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msongs
(67,413 posts)DerekG
(2,935 posts)I'm scared shitless about Climate Change (i.e., the greatest threat to humanity since the Third Reich) and frankly don't care much about his marriage equality stance right about now.
AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)Hold your post up to a mirror and read it.
since when do human rights take a backseat? F*** THAT.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)Human rights are always important. We can multitask, and your really jut supporting the idea that this is all a great pr move. Glad he's not against us on this issue, but he can still fade into obscurity. Faster the better.
DerekG
(2,935 posts)Considering the abysmal efforts of Obama and the corporatist, loathsome Democratic leadership to confront this seismic issue, the human race ought to take all the help it can get.
Lordquinton
(7,886 posts)The Supreme Court just blatantly ignored his wishes, what makes this any different? Will his counsel on climate change be any different than his counsel on the family?
Why are we cheering on an arch conservative again?
DerekG
(2,935 posts)Regardless, Francis is doing a hell of a lot more to change the conversation than our sorry excuses for Democratic leaders.
It's pretty goddamn sad when a nonbeliever like myself has to look to a pope for any hope of halting the trainwreck-in-motion that is our planet.
The Democratic Party better get its act together, pronto.
It's pretty goddamn sad when a nonbeliever like myself has to look to a pope for any hope of halting the trainwreck-in-motion that is our planet.
That's not the sad part.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)His dictate that all forms of birth control are forbidden is a huge obstacle to effective action on climate control.
Admiral Loinpresser
(3,859 posts)peasant one
(150 posts)I really think this is wonderful. I know the pope isn't right about SSM but....this issue is important too. And we need some traction on this climate change. The pope has the ability to sway so many who would not otherwise agree. And I will take help from any quarter.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)Glad to see her getting involved in something positive and productive.
She should be a wonderful asset.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)Apparently the rest of her life has been involved with things negative and unproductive.
Seriously, wtf?