"Responding to the Pope's call for action on Climate Change"

“Responding to the Pope’s Call for Action on Climate Change”, is the topic for the Citizens Climate Lobby meeting on Saturday, July 11 at 11:45 am at Maple Grove Library.

Guest speaker (by nat’l conference call) will be Patrick Carolan, Executive Director of the Franciscan Action Network. Franciscan Action Network is a grassroots organization amplifying the justice efforts of Franciscans and Franciscan-hearted people around the country.

In his recent encyclical message, Pope Francis wrote “The climate is a common good, belonging to all and meant for all....A scientific consensus says climate change is real and is caused at least in part by human activity.....A very solid scientific consensus indicates that we are presently witnessing a disturbing warming of the climatic system.” And the Pope called on everyone to deal with the issue, saying that solutions to the climate crisis are being blocked not just by deniers but also by ”indifference, nonchalant resignation or blind confidence in technical solutions.” On July 11th, Patrick Carolan will speak about how we can best respond to the Pope’s call for action. Pope Francis is expected to advance his call for action on climate change when he speaks to the U.S. Congress and to the United Nations this September.

The meeting at Maple Grove Library is one of hundreds of local Citizens Climate Lobby chapter meetings happening on July 11th. Locations and start times for CCL meetings across Minnesota each month can be seen at www.CitizensClimateLobby-MN.org

Anyone who is concerned about perserving a livable climate for our kids and grandkids is invited to attend CCL meetings. Citizen Climate Lobby is an organization with local chapters across the U.S.A. and Canada. Its purpose is to create the political will to resolve the problem of climate change. CCL advocates for a fee on carbon emissions with 100% of the proceeds from the fee distributed as a dividend to U.S. households.

For more information about Citizens’ Climate Lobby, call 612-965-8284 or write to citizensclimatelobby-mn@comcast.net