(ANSA) - Nairobi, November 26 - Developing economic and
political systems that serve their people and respect the
environment are a "realistic prospect" rather than an "idealist
utopia", Pope Francis said on Thursday.
Speaking at the United Nations offices in Nairobi during a
tour of Africa, Francis said that while the post-industrial
period may be remembered as one of the "most irresponsible in
history", he believed that early 21st century leaders would be
remembered for shouldering those "grave responsibilities".
He said an agreement at the U.N. Climate Change conference
in Paris, which starts on November 30, could give a "clear
signal" that the world is heading towards a new energy system
that relies minimally on fossil fuels, aims for energy
efficiency and makes use of energy sources with little or no
carbon content.
Environmently-friendly economies 'realistic prospect' -pope
Francis says post-industrial period was 'irresponsible'