More recently, Francis issued an "Exhortation" in 2023 that lamented the lack of global progress on climate and said "abandonment" of fossil fuels isn't happening fast enough.

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He also pinpointed the continued use of fossil ... up to the end, Pope Francis continued to highlight issues of inequality in the consequences of climate change. In 2019, he backed calls for ...

With the death of Pope Francis ... sound this clear message. In 2023, Francis delivered another urgent call for the world to transition away from fossil fuels to clean energy, saying that ...