1.0Climate Change Dispatchhttps://climatechangedispatch.comThomas Richardhttps://climatechangedispatch.com/author/ccdeditor/Francis Is Out of His Elementrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="9YweYCS7Zy"><a href="https://climatechangedispatch.com/francis-is-out-of-his-element/">Francis Is Out of His Element</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://climatechangedispatch.com/francis-is-out-of-his-element/embed/#?secret=9YweYCS7Zy" width="600" height="338" title="“Francis Is Out of His Element” — Climate Change Dispatch" data-secret="9YweYCS7Zy" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Eight years ago, I was deeply honored to be invited to participate in the first papal conference on climate change, the Pontifical Council on Climate Change and Development. To my great and lasting regret, I was unable to participate. Now a new Pope is leading a new climate conference, and I'd like to humbly offer my thoughts about some factors he should consider as he leads the discussion. Science is critical to understanding why and how our climate changes — an issue, contrary to popular belief, that's still a matter of open debate. However, science provides no insight into how individuals or governments ought to respond to any particular threats or benefits possibly arising from climate change. These are normative matters.https://climatechangedispatch.com/wp-content/uploads/images_pics8_francis.jpg