Global Group of Catholic Bishops Calls for Fossil-Fuel Phase-Out

Catholic bishops from around the world are calling for an end to fossil fuel use and increased efforts to secure a global climate treaty.

Catholics, they say, should engage with the process leading to a proposed new deal to be signed in Paris next year.

The statement is the first time that senior church figures from every continent have issued such a call.

With 1.2bn people worldwide calling themselves Catholic, the church has considerable potential to influence public debate on any issue.
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The bishops argue that nations should aim to keep the rise in global temperatures below 1.5C.

This goes further than the current position of many negotiators who say that 2 degrees represents the threshold for dangerous climate change.

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