Bishop John Arnold speaks of his hopes for COP26

Bishop John Arnold

Right Reverend John Arnold, Bishop of Salford and Environment spokesperson for the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales has recorded his hopes for COP26 on Heavens Road Radio

In a hard-hitting interview with Fr Jim Clarke, Bishop John says: "The world leaders at COP26 must be real 'leaders'. They must not stand back from urgent decisions that they might feel will be unpopular. They must make the difficult decisions and be sure to follow with the actions required. They must stand together, making a global response, where every nation and every person is included. There must be no empty rhetoric or claims that this is someone else's problem.

"We have come to a moment of reckoning- climate change is having a more radical and damaging impact sooner than many of the climate scientists had been predicting. While even here in Europe we have seen record temperatures, droughts, floods and wildfires, the impact of climate change is so much greater in the poorest countries of the world."

Listen to his comments with Fr Jim Clarke on Monday 1st November and 8th November at 1205, 1805 and 2405 GMT. Also available at: https://app.box.com/s/plpc31mht2g8293lu5bbiesdfmmcwou3

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Follow Bishop John Arnold's COP26 Blog: www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/bishop-john-cop-26-diary/

Read more about Heaven's Road Radio here: https://heavensroadfm.com