Tuesday, June 19, 2012

Benedict XVI – The 'green' Pope

Ø  Pope Benedict XVI has been called the "green pope", because of his concern for the environment.
Ø  He installed solar panels to generate electricity on roofs in the Vatican, and  he added them to his home in Germany.
Ø  Recently, the Vatican installed high-tech solar collectors to help heat and cool its buildings.
Ø  He has also made the Vatican the first carbon neutral state through forests offsetting the Vatican carbon footprint.
Ø  He emphasis the abuse of the planet's resources in speeches, encyclicals and during overseas trips.
Ø  He has warned that humanity risks destroying the planet's ecosystems unless it listens to "the voice of the earth".

      Benedict XVI ::   265th  Pope 2005-Till date

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