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His Holiness Pope Francis | Our moral imperative to act on climate change [English]

Take action on climate change at . The global climate crisis will require us to transform the way we act, says His Holiness Pope Francis. Delivering a visionary TED Talk from Vatican City, the spiritual leader proposes three courses of action to address the world’s growing environmental problems and economic inequalities, illustrating how all of…

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The global climate crisis will require us to transform the way we act, says His Holiness Pope Francis. Delivering a visionary TED Talk from Vatican City, the spiritual leader proposes three courses of action to address the world’s growing environmental problems and economic inequalities, illustrating how all of us can work together, across faiths and societies, to protect the Earth and promote the dignity of everyone. “The future is built today,” he says. “And it is not built in isolation, but rather in community and in harmony.” (English voiceover by Bruno Giussani. Watch this talk in Italian at go.ted.com/papafrancesco and Spanish at go.ted.com/papafrancisco)

This talk was part of the Countdown Global Launch on 10.10.2020. (Watch the full event: .) Countdown is TED’s global initiative to accelerate solutions to the climate crisis. The goal: to build a better future by cutting greenhouse gas emissions in half by 2030, in the race to a zero-carbon world. Get involved at

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54 Comments

  1. g

    April 5, 2021 at 7:00 am

    Errr. Why doesn’t god just fix it then?

  2. Brian Edwards

    April 5, 2021 at 8:20 am

    Great sentiment, now stop forcing up the population and switch the church to actively encouraging birth control and you would be on the way. Sack Pell while you are at it if you want credibility.

  3. Thomas

    April 5, 2021 at 10:43 am

    wtf

  4. WeirdBeard

    April 5, 2021 at 10:56 am

    The catholic church is one of the most dangerous criminal organisations today. It was in the past and sadly will be in the future. Religion is cancer.

  5. Social Hand Grenade

    April 5, 2021 at 11:00 am

    Snake oil salesman

  6. Social Hand Grenade

    April 5, 2021 at 11:01 am

    Criminal

  7. Oskar Wall

    April 5, 2021 at 1:10 pm

    Srutututu majtki z drutu.

  8. HeroDudeBoyMan

    April 5, 2021 at 1:33 pm

    Problematic Anunnaki worshipper this guy….

  9. Vasugi Sampath

    April 5, 2021 at 1:35 pm

    Respected pope,when will space wed Time??? When will space Time wedding happen??

  10. W M

    April 5, 2021 at 3:05 pm

    This guy is actually the biggest liar on this planet.

  11. BawonSamndi

    April 5, 2021 at 3:47 pm

    fight the real enemy

  12. K Peters

    April 5, 2021 at 4:09 pm

    If the catholic church cared at all about climate change they would lift the ban on birth control for it’s followers. Over population without the resources (mental and physical) is not only carbon heavy but leads to poverty, famine, war, etc. But, since the vatican is a business, they always want more paying customers.

  13. Ace Elephant

    April 5, 2021 at 5:15 pm

    This is beautiful

  14. Adrián González

    April 5, 2021 at 6:53 pm

    “We have to stop ignoring the poor”
    Catholic church has enough money to finish world’s hunger twice wtf

  15. New Orleans Saints

    April 5, 2021 at 7:09 pm

    If god can change the weather like he did with the flood, why isn’t he doing anything now?
    Cuz god ain’t real. This is just a massive cult… luckily religion is on the decline, there will be no religions when humans get even more advanced in the future

  16. Tomas Galanek

    April 5, 2021 at 7:15 pm

    wow… imagine a religious person talkin about morality… what a joke. really TED?! whose decision was this 😀

  17. Adrianmk2208

    April 5, 2021 at 7:39 pm

    What about the moral imperative to stop child rapists from escaping punishment, you creep. Maybe find someone less morally decrepit to deliver this message.

  18. NeonVisual

    April 5, 2021 at 9:27 pm

    Isn’t that the head of the biggest child grooming ring to have ever existed?

  19. Paladan Hunt

    April 5, 2021 at 9:36 pm

    The dude pushing the man made climate change has now a proven fraud! Not good ! Mixed soupy presentation! Now he’s totally irrelevant!

  20. Jenkkimie

    April 5, 2021 at 9:56 pm

    The fact that climate change exists and in certain religions their deity figures are claimed omnipotent, omniscient and omnipresent architects of the universe you’d think they would apprciate their dieities sending messagers to deliver the truths of their divine plan but apparently they much rather be self-righteous hypocritical fanatics denying everything and ironically sinning at the same time. Not just few crazy people either, but a lot of whacko’s.

  21. Michael Yavorsky

    April 6, 2021 at 12:00 am

    Just a reminder;
    The Catholic church cooperated with the Nazis.
    They have their own agenda.

  22. ღ iPad Music ღ

    April 6, 2021 at 12:07 am

    Ireland had 5 days without raining this Easter

  23. Bermude

    April 6, 2021 at 12:49 am

    Mark of the Beast will be the FORCED Sunday worship/day/rest/false sabbath that will happen in the future if not soon which is a counterfeit of God’s true Sabbath which is Saturday (Exodus 20:8-11). Whoever will not comply will be persecuted, cant buy or sell or killed. Because Sabbath is a reminder of God as a Creator of ALL which Satan hates.

  24. Bermude

    April 6, 2021 at 1:07 am

    Papacy La dauto Si included about nature and (rest for nature)which will imply the Sunday rest for nature which will turn to Sunday Law force Sunday worship which is the Mark of the beast, then the end will come soon.

  25. Hamid Mahdi

    April 6, 2021 at 2:52 am

    Climate changes. It’s very Important to do something for it.(thanks pop)

  26. Wise As Serpents Innocent As Doves

    April 6, 2021 at 4:14 am

    What a disgrace!!! What an abomination!

  27. bit DOT ly SLASH wisedove

    April 6, 2021 at 4:14 am

    What a disgrace!!! What an abomination!

  28. Bolshevik Revolutionary

    April 6, 2021 at 5:36 am

    Bruh the comments are so weird

  29. Day Mellon

    April 6, 2021 at 9:27 am

    I can’t wait to see the TED talk with Hitler doing hot yoga.

    • animalcol1

      April 9, 2021 at 12:02 am

      Now that IS funny!!! Have a like 😂

  30. Wandering Idiot

    April 6, 2021 at 11:40 am

    Pedophilies do more damage to the world than alleged climate change. Maybe do something about that so there are less psychopaths and sociopaths. Most people who run stuff are psychopaths and have caused irreparable damage to the earth. May god help you.

  31. Gamerguy 09

    April 6, 2021 at 3:33 pm

    A false prophet.

  32. Adam

    April 6, 2021 at 3:39 pm

    Hmm…we could send the Spanish Inquistion on a new mission? Yes the old man in a dress is right, but we all have to see the extent of global pandemic response to see that our species are rather poor at global cooperation, even for sake of self-preservation.

  33. kebakent

    April 6, 2021 at 11:35 pm

    Who cares what the pope thinks. If you want to stop climate change in any way that matters, start and win a war with China.

    • Michael

      April 7, 2021 at 7:51 pm

      I can tell you’re just a kid who doesn’t know of war

  34. Glenn G

    April 7, 2021 at 3:56 am

    Has the Catholic Church decided to allow ‘birth control’???

  35. Cil Dagout

    April 7, 2021 at 5:37 am

    Why you allow poeple kill my mom KPO DAGOUT. Mom love Jesus untill died but why you allow poeple cursed me. No no no no

  36. Cil Dagout

    April 7, 2021 at 5:41 am

    I tears all the times in mom room. The mongtagnard and vn terrorize me each day… No no no no

    • procrasti86

      April 7, 2021 at 6:25 pm

      wat

  37. Cil Dagout

    April 7, 2021 at 5:48 am

    Judge china, vn and Russia

  38. Tobacco Country Piper

    April 7, 2021 at 5:52 am

    His knowledge of science is worse than his knowledge of Catholic catechetics. Papal infallibility only applies to faith and morals, and has only been exercised once in the past fifty years when JPII said women couldn’t be priests. With all due respect for his office, buying into had science and telling us we have a moral imperative to do likewise is not within his realm of authority.

  39. PleiadianDreams

    April 7, 2021 at 10:09 am

    ~ In Nomi Patri Et Fili Et Spiritus Sancti, AMEN, Ave Maria, Salve Agnus Dei. ~

  40. José Martins

    April 7, 2021 at 7:31 pm

    Why is he speaking Italian and not Spanish, or even Latin?

  41. Truthwillsetyoufree777

    April 8, 2021 at 12:43 am

    His demonic ness *****

  42. Cil Dagout

    April 8, 2021 at 12:53 am

    Thai demonstrated on the front of japanese embassy

  43. Paul Kiernan

    April 8, 2021 at 4:27 am

    This Pope is a dangerous character to have as a pope.

  44. God's Word

    April 8, 2021 at 8:04 am

    We all know your the man of sin described in the Bible!!! Wake up people this bloke is putting himself above Lord , Jesus is the Holiness one, not this imposter

  45. God's Word

    April 8, 2021 at 8:12 am

    Cause the problem then give a solution Hhmmm say no more stick your vaccines in your own arm mr man of sin

  46. Matt Crisanti

    April 8, 2021 at 12:23 pm

    As a Catholic physicist with a Masters in Theology, Bergoglio has been conned into climate fraud, or is a part of an evil globalist, godless great reset. Doesn’t he know the earth is 25% greener than it was 40 years ago? Does he not know that this is due to increased CO2? Does he not see that famine is virtually nonexistent due to this greening (except re-emerging due to western governments evil responses to COVID), despite the world population continuing to grow, verging in 8 billion. Doesn’t he realise that fossil fuels have risen people out of poverty? It is exactly that (easy energy) which has led progress!
    He needs to mention Jesus more and leave attempts at interpreting corrupt scientists alone. Maybe he should mention Chinese abuse of human rights. He shouldn’t impose his neo-Marxist ideology when it is the free-market that has aided people to rise from poverty. If he was sincere about redistribution of wealth he’d target his Rothschild friends, the abortionist Sachs etc.
    We need a new Pope.

  47. KRSNA's Servant

    April 8, 2021 at 1:12 pm

    I don’t follow christianism.

  48. Raw Bacon

    April 9, 2021 at 12:01 am

    Climate Cult and Church Cult combine to spread End Times lies.

  49. S1

    April 9, 2021 at 1:52 pm

    He is no pope. Usurper.

  50. Paul Kamill

    April 9, 2021 at 5:09 pm

    The Bible allegedly gave humans dominion over the earth. Now whatever happened to God’s promise?

  51. Petar Kandic

    April 9, 2021 at 10:50 pm

    This is a Basic Guide on how to become the pope

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