The Pope has urged world leaders at United Nations climate talks to take "concrete actions" to stop climate change, telling them humans are failing in their response to global warming and God's creation "is crying out in floods, droughts, storms and relentless heat".

In a video message played for religious leaders gathered at the UN COP30 climate summit in Brazil's Amazon city of Belem, Leo said nations had made progress, "but not enough".

"One in three people live in great vulnerability because of these climate changes," he said.

"To them, climate change is not a distant threat, and to ignore these people is to deny our shared humanity."

The Pope's message on Monday reflected mounting concern about flagging international ambition and rising greenhouse gas emissions a full decade afte

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