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Why the Pope's letter on climate change matters

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Nature selects the most interesting passages from the latest Vatican encyclical.

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Schiermeier, Q. Why the Pope's letter on climate change matters. Nature (2015). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2015.17800

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