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Pope Tells Oil, Gas CEOs Time Is Running Out on Climate Change

Pope Tells Oil, Gas CEOs Time Is Running Out on Climate Change

(Bloomberg) -- Pope Francis tells conference of CEOs from leading oil and gas companies, global investors, that time is running out to tackle climate change, Vatican press office says in emailed statement on papal audience.

  • Pope urges “a radical energy transition to save our common home,” focuses on a just transition, carbon pricing and transparency in reporting climate risk
  • Vatican hosted June 13-14 conference on “The Energy Transition and Care for Our Common Home”
  • Participants included CEOs of Royal Dutch Shell, Eni, BP, ExxonMobil, BNP Paribas Asset Management
  • NOTE, April 3: Vatican Is Said to Invite Big Oil Back for Climate Change Talks

To contact the reporter on this story: John Follain in Rome at jfollain2@bloomberg.net

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Ben Sills at bsills@bloomberg.net, Jerrold Colten

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