Robert Prevost, newly appointed Pope Leo XIV, previously expressed his position on climate change, relaxing the thorny problem under the spotlight in the middle of his elections on Thursday.
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Why it matters
Leo, 69, became the first American pope selected by the Catholic Church. He was missionary, then responsible for the Vatican after spending years in Peru as minister.
The new pontiff previously republished online on the problems related to policies – while President Donald Trump took office after his inauguration of January 20 – notably on immigration and the National Salvadoran National Kilmar Abrego Garcia's Depulsion Case.
What to know
According to the Vatican newsSo-cardinal, Robert Prevost spoke during a seminar last year of the state of the environment, saying that it was time to pass words to action “.
The point of sale also indicates that Prévost said during the event, “Dominion on nature,” adding that humanity should have a “reciprocity relationship” with the environment of the world, and that it should not be “tyrannical”.
Prevost also warned of “harmful” technological developments and previously praised the Vatican's commitment to the environment by praising solar panels and its fleet of increasing electric cars, according to the Vatican News.
According to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), climate change refers to the long -term change in weather conditions defining climates across the planet.
“The changes observed in the climate of the earth since the middle of the 20th century are driven by human activities, in particular the combustion of fossil fuels, which increases the levels of greenhouse gases trapping heat in the terrestrial atmosphere, increasing the average surface temperature of the earth,” explains NASA in part.
There are many notable skeptics of climate change, including Trump, who described it as “hoax” in the past.
Since its entry into office, Trump has implemented the Ministry of Government Effectiveness (DOGE), which is responsible for ridding the federal waste and abuse budget, according to its administration.
In the wake of Massive Doge Cuts, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has absorbed an endowment, affecting the unstoppy briefings, while Trump promulgated air -climate -climate initiatives.
What people say
Vice-president JD Vance posted on X, formerly Twitter on Thursday: “Congratulations to Leo XIV, the first American pope, for his elections! I am sure that millions of American Catholics and other Christians will pray for his successful work to direct the Church. May God bless him!”
Trump posted on Truth Social Thursday: “Congratulations to Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, who has just been named Pope. It is such an honor to realize that it is the first American pope. What excitement, and what a great honor for our country. I can't wait to meet Pope Leo XIV. It will be a very significant moment!”
Pope Francis, in part, In a letter of 2023 On climate change: “Despite all the attempts to deny, hide, move from silence or relativize the problem, the signs of climate change are here and more and more obvious.”
Francis continued: “No one can ignore the fact that in recent years, we have witnessed extreme weather phenomena, frequent periods of unusual heat, drought and other cries of protest on the part of the earth which are only a few palpable expressions of a silent disease that affects everyone.
“Admittedly, all concrete disasters should not be attributed to global climate change. Nevertheless, it is verifiable that specific climate change caused by humanity increases in particular the probability of extreme phenomena which are increasingly frequent and intense,” said Francis.
Gina McCarthy, former administrator of the United States environmental protection agency under former President Barack Obama, said in The New York Times Last week on Trump's environmental policies: “It's worse than any previous administration. He can do a lot of damage to the agency, and when he leaves, he has left a devastation in his wake.”
What happens next
Leo’s authority started immediately after being selected as a new Pope.
