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"The climate emergency is the biggest threat to civilisation we have ever faced. But there is good news: we already have every tool we need to beat it. The challenge is not identifying the solutions, but rolling them out with great speed. Some key sectors are already racing ahead, such as electric cars. They are already cheaper to own and run in many places – and when the purchase prices equal those of fossil-fueled vehicles in the next few years, a runaway tipping point will be reached. Electricity from renewables is now the cheapest form of power in most places, sometimes even cheaper than continuing to run existing coal plants. There’s a long way to go to meet the world’s huge energy demand, but the plummeting costs of batteries and other storage technologies bodes well..." Read more here  At the start of his Apostolic Journey to Greece early this month, Pope Francis "drew lessons from the olive tree that unites the different lands around the Mediterranean Sea. In recent years these trees have been burned by fires often caused by adverse weather conditions provoked in turn by climate changes. Yet, the olive leaf brought back by a dove to Noah after the deluge in the Bible was the symbol of recovery, of the strength to begin anew by changing our way of life, renewing our proper relationship with the Creator, other creatures and all creation." Read more here  |