The Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, the Right Rev John Chalmers, met the Pope in Rome on 16 February. In a private audience he stressed the importance he attached to to climate change:

‘Climate Change is perhaps the most pressing issue in human history, its effects are most keenly experienced by the poorest of the world’s poor; so, it is also a matter of social justice and it needs to be tackled with great urgency.’

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Click here to view Mr Chalmers full address to the Pope.