St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Sunday. (AP Photo/Alessandra Tarantino)
Catholic leaders representing five continents on Monday issued a 10-point appeal to climate negotiators in Paris to approve a "transformative" and fair, legally binding agreement that sets global temperature limits and decarbonization goals to save the planet from climate-induced catastrophe.
The representatives of bishops conferences from around the globe signed the appeal in a renewed push to encourage climate negotiators meeting next month to heed Pope Francis' call to protect God's creation and the poor who suffer most from its exploitation.
The 10-point proposal calls for governments to approve legally binding limits to global average temperatures, set a mid-century decarbonization goal and provide binding and ambitious mitigation commitments that recognize the different responsibilities for, and abilities to adapt to, global warming.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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