The signing supports Pope Francis’ call to protect God’s creation and the poor who suffer most from its exploitation.
Ribat is the President of the Federation of the Catholic Bishops Conferences of Oceania (FCBCO) while Roche is the General Secretary of the FCBCO.
Roche explained that the 10-point proposal calls for governments throughout the world to approve legally binding limits to global average temperatures set a mid-century goal for complete decarbonisation.
