Pope Says Climate Issues Can’t Wait: Do New York Lawmakers Get Message?

Some may opt to hide from the crowds inside the corner of their dorm room. “Wind developers have received approval to install at least seventy-seven 3 Megawatt IWTs in the West Lincoln region, each as tall as a 61 story building, some so close to residential areas that families will be driven from their homes”. And for some, the arrival of one of today’s most prominent public figures in Philadelphia serves as an inspiration.

Referring to Francis’ roots in Latin America, Lynch added: “He comes from a part of the world that’s underdeveloped and I think he’s got a knowledge, a feeling for that, more than previous popes”. “That’s our big problem”.

The pontiff, in the midst of a historic visit to the United States, expressed solidarity Wednesday with President Barack Obama about the need to act to prevent global warming, and said climate change is “a problem which can no longer be left to a future generation”.

His group has concerns as to whether state and federal lawmakers are acting quickly enough to address climate change.

The Pope gives clear and loud clarion call to the world’s rich nations to begin paying their “grave social debt” to the poor and take concrete steps on climate change. Scientists have found a surprising ally in the issue of climate change in the face of climate skeptics and American lawmakers.

Dawn Tesorero says, “I’m thrilled that Pope Francis is opening people’s eyes and I’m praying that he’s opening people’s ears and listening to his speech and listening to his call to action on climate change”. And we look at this as having been probably the single greatest coalition-building exercise on this topic ever. Additionally, melting Arctic sea ice due to increased temperatures will lead to significant sea level rise, which results in much stronger storm surges, extreme flooding and even the complete submersion of low-lying islands.

Ecologists Paul Ehrlich, Bing Professor of Population Studies at Stanford University, and John Harte, a professor at University of California – Berkeley, argue that Pope Francis overlooks the stresses a burgeoning population will put on the world’s resources. In his encyclical, he also warns that we create an impact on the earth and that makes it our duty to mitigate the effects of climate change. He described a need for a “culture of care”, fighting “poverty, restoring dignity to the excluded, and at the same time protecting nature”. Carbon emissions and fossil fuel consumption by major developed countries impact those in less developed countries the most.

Trump heard some cheers, but was mostly showered with boos, a reaction that might not have pleased the pope, who had just finished preaching about the Golden Rule. His message has already resonated with millions across our country-and breathed new life into the fight for a healthier and more prosperous planet for all. Apart from the timing of the release, it’s the unwavering support to the science of the climate change and the way it wraps the reader into the fabric of challenging warps of faith and wefts of morality. While he is here, feel the positive energy from the crowd of people all coming together to support his message.

“It’s sort of in the milieu of death and guilt, and ‘perhaps we should all walk and eat bug, ‘” he said. ANGELA ZHANG is a Wharton junior studying finance, OPIM and environmental policy and management.

RITA WEGNER is a College sophomore studying environmental studies and political science. EMILY CIESLAK is a College freshman studying environmental studies and communication.