Pope urges world leaders to do more to fight climate change

The leader of the Catholic Church of the World, pointing to the recent heat wave in many parts of the world and flooding in countries such as South Korea, called for international cooperation of world leaders to combat climate change. Scientists have repeatedly warned that climate change is caused by emissions of so-called. greenhouse gases, making heatwaves more intense and deadly. As the Reuters news agency reported, Pope Francis, who gathered in St. Peter's Square in the Vatican during the Angelus prayer, said: "I repeat my call to world leaders to take more concrete measures to limit the emissions of polluting greenhouse gases." He also called on the countries of the world to move away from fossil fuels as soon as possible and make environmental protection the main focus of his power.

The heat wave broke records in parts of the southern United States, while extremely high temperatures were also recorded in China and southern Europe, including in Italy and Greece. A wildfire on the Greek island of Rhodes on Sunday forced residents and thousands of tourists to evacuate villages and coastal resorts. There have been many fires in other European countries such as France, Britain and Spain, and these countries have ordered their firefighters to be on full alert. China and the US are the two main sources of carbon dioxide emissions in the world. Therefore, their cooperation is considered a vital part of the global effort to curb global warming.