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A Look at Global Climate Change Through Papal Encyclicals

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  • Gutry-Korycka Małgorzata

    (Faculty of Geography and Regional Studies, University of Warsaw Krakowskie Przedmieście 30, 00-927 Warszawa, Poland)

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The aim of this article is a comprehensive review of Papal Encyclicals in the context of global environmental and climatic change, against the backdrop of the activity of multinational institutions. The Encyclicals look to the future in teaching the faithful, in a manner which indicates that they are part of a goal-oriented policy, both in terms of scientific research, and concrete economic, social, and geopolitical activity. Attention has also been paid to the relationship between the activity of humankind, and global environmental change, particularly of the biotic and climatic variety. If this aggressive anthropogenic activity cannot be deemed responsible for initiating global warming, it may certainly be seen to have “encouraged” it. The impulses behind sustainable development, as well as the instruments of its implementation, and the inspiration behind the idea, have also been discussed. The achievement of this goal, necessitating the balancing of anthropological aspirations and the long-term security of the environment are also referenced in the Encyclicals.

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  • Gutry-Korycka Małgorzata, 2017. "A Look at Global Climate Change Through Papal Encyclicals," Papers on Global Change IGBP, Sciendo, vol. 24(1), pages 53-65, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:vrs:paoglc:v:24:y:2017:i:1:p:53-65:n:5
    DOI: 10.1515/igbp-2017-0005
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