Catholic Bishops' statement on the UN climate talks in Lima

A statement from Catholic Bishops from around the world on climate change and climate justice

We Catholic Bishops from all continents have come together in Lima on the
occasion of COP20 to join the efforts of world leaders as they work towards
signing a just and legally binding climate agreement in Paris in 2015.
Following the evangelical option for the poor, we work closely with the
most vulnerable communities and the excluded and as such are closely
attuned to how the problem of climate change is affecting them. Our
message to political leaders and all people of good will is rooted in the
experience and suffering of these poor communities.
Humankind on the Planet Earth is ordained to live in equity, justice and
dignity, peace and harmony in the midst of the order of Creation.
Humankind is ordered to treat respectfully Creation, which has a value in
itself. We Catholic Bishops recognize the atmosphere, rainforests, oceans
and agricultural land as common good that require our care.