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US Bishops give voice to poor in climate change debate

Friday 23 May 2008 The US bishops are again emphasising that the developed world has to help change the fact that those who contribute least to climate change are those who suffer most from it.
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Holy See joins international ozone treaties

Wednesday 7 May 2008

The Holy See joined its voice to international treaties aiming to protect the ozone layer.

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, deposited the Instrument of Accession to the "Vienna Convention for the Protection of the Ozone Layer"; to the "Montreal Protocol on Substances That Deplete the Ozone Layer" and to its four amendments, London (1990), Copenhagen (1992), Montreal (1997) and Beijing (1999).

Monday 14 May 2007

The Holy See told the United Nations that present models of consumption must be changed to address the double challenge of climate change and the ever greater energy demands.

Archbishop Celestino Migliore, the Holy See's permanent observer to the United Nations, participated in the 15th session of the Commission on Sustainable Development entitled "Turning Political Commitments Into Action, Working Together in Partnership" on 10 May.