Vatican Climate Forest
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The Vatican Climate Forest, to be located in the Bükk National Park, Hungary, was donated to the Vatican City by a carbon offsetting company. The forest is to be sized to offset the carbon emissions generated by the Vatican during 2007.[1] The Vatican's acceptance of the offer, at a ceremony on July 5, 2007, was reported as being 'purely symbolic',[1] and a way to encourage Catholics to do more to safeguard the planet.[2]
In a more pro-active move to combat global warming, in May 2007, the Vatican announced that the roof of the Paul VI Audience Hall would be covered with photovoltaic panels.[3]
[edit] See also
- Action on Climate Change
- Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change
- Carbon footprint
- Carbon neutrality
- Kyoto Protocol
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ^ a b Vatican signs up for a carbon offset forest, Catholic News Service, published 2007-07-13, accessed 2007-08-03
- ^ Climate forest makes Vatican the first carbon-neutral state, Western Catholic Reporter, published 2007-07-23, accessed 2007-08-03
- ^ Going green: Vatican expands mission to saving planet, not just souls, Catholic News Service, published 2007-05-25, accessed 2007-06-12
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