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So fucking insane to talk about “Critics of Global Warming” like its still something we need to debate.
The planet is frying and the American President is just cranking up the thermostat for the fun of it.
Not for fun, the fossil fuel companies donated something like $1B to his campaign. Might have the numbers off, but it was big news for a minute.
Now that his dementia’s really settled in, they only need whisper in his ear.
Nice I guess. I wonder how many people will change their mind due to this. My mom for example, has zero problems with simultaneously being ultra-catholic (explicitly pro-church, not just pro-religion) and at the same disagreeing with the pope whenever she feels like it.
My dad, very strong “Catholic”. Pope says something, my dad, “ahh don’t listen to him, he’s an idiot”
My interpretation is he’s not actually catholic just likes the church because sometime he can use it to justify his bigotry, when it’s convenient for him and nobody has the energy to challenge the hypocrisy
Probably very few people will change their mind. It might sway a few Catholics who are on the fence about global climate change (somehow).
But what the Pope says will have an impact on young people from Catholic families who haven’t learned much about climate change. Especially in places like the Philippines where climate change is quite literally lapping at their shores.
The idea that all Catholics have to do what the Pope says, or even agree with the Pope, is, frankly, anti-Catholic bullcrap - back when I was a very very small child, John Birch Society bigots were passing out pamphlets claiming JFK would be taking his orders from the Vatican.
But what the Pope does have is moral and persuasive authority. And when teenagers are growing up and learning about the world, and TikTok and right wing news are spewing all sorts of climate denial garbage at them, and they’re being bombarded from all sides by the message that all politicians are liars and everybody’s out to take your money and trying to change anything is hopeless - don’t underestimate the influence of someone who’s respected as not just a world leader but a good man.
Im not into organized religion, but seems like this one is doing pretty good lately
It’s ultimately good news, but the framing is bizarre.
Who criticises global warming? Well, people like us, and pope Leo. As opposed to people who’d rather criticise us and claim that global warming is no biggie (or even not happening).
Similarly, who minimises climate change? Well, people who are actually doing something about it. People who are switching away from burning fossil fuels and taking other steps to minimise the impact of not only themselves, but others, by working in fields like renewable energy, transit, heat pumps, etc.
Even the other framing of “minimising the impact of climate change” means working with adaptation strategies.
I can only assume the framing is so weird because of choices the BBC made.
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