Pope Francis Recruits Naomi Klein in Climate Change Battle
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Naomi Klein and Cardinal Peter Turkson are to lead a high-level conference on the environment, bringing together churchmen, scientists and activists to debate climate change action. Klein, who campaigns for an overhaul of the global financial system to tackle climate change, told the Observer she was surprised but delighted to receive the invitation from Turksons office.
The fact that they invited me indicates theyre not backing down from the fight. A lot of people have patted the pope on the head, but said hes wrong on the economics. I think hes right on the economics, she said, referring to Pope Franciss recent publication of an encyclical on the environment.
Release of the document earlier this month thrust the pontiff to the centre of the global debate on climate change, as he berated politicians for creating a system that serves wealthy countries at the expense of the poorest.
Activists and religious leaders will gather in Rome on Sunday, marching through the Eternal City before the Vatican welcomes campaigners to the conference, which will focus on the UNs impending climate change summit.
Protesters have chosen the French embassy as their starting point a Renaissance palace famed for its beautiful frescoes, but more significantly a symbol of the United Nations climate change conference, which will be hosted by Paris this December.