Pope Francis says climate has 'run amok,' pushes for policy change

Pope Francis said the climate has “run amok” and pushed for policy change to combat global warming at the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28) Saturday.

“The drive to produce and possess has become an obsession, resulting in an inordinate greed that has made the environment the object of unbridled exploitation,” the pope said in his speech, which was mostly delivered by Cardinal Secretary of State of Vatican City Pietro Parolin. “The climate, run amok, is crying out to us to halt this illusion of omnipotence.