Climate change: Pope Francis warns world 'may be nearing breaking point' - BBC News

Pope Francis criticises attempts to deny or gloss over the issue in a new intervention.

2 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsClimate changeImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Storm Elias in Greece is one of a number of recent devastating weather events that have been blamed on climate changeBy Aleem Maqbool & Harry FarleyReligion editor, BBC NewsPope Francis has warned the world is "collapsing" due to climate change and may be "nearing breaking point".

The pope criticised global decision-making bodies for being ineffective, as well as calling out climate deniers.

His strongly-worded intervention has been published in a major new update to his landmark 2015 paper on the environment..

He described some damage from climate change as "already irreversible".

The Pope criticised those who "deny, conceal, gloss over or relativise the issue", saying that it was no longer possible to deny the human origins of climate change.