Bishop calls for carbon taxes in rich countries.(WEALTH & RESPONSIBILITY)(John Kirby)(Brief article)

National Catholic Reporter | March 7, 2008 | Copyright

Carbon taxes in the world's richest countries should be used to ameliorate the effects of global warming in the world's poorest countries, said an Irish bishop.

"Climate change is undermining the fight against poverty," said Bishop John Kirby of Clonfert, chairman of the Irish bishops' overseas aid agency, Trocaire. "Developing countries haven't caused global warming, but the world's poorest people are left to cope with the consequences for three reasons: They live in areas that are seeing the biggest impact of global warming, they depend heavily on the weather for ...

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