Wednesday, June 6, 2018

Orth. Christian Head Hosts Climate Conference; Patriarch Bartholomew Seeks Aid of Rel.Leaders

The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians arrived on the Greek island of Spetses today (June 6, 2018) to host an environmental conference to seek backing from other religious leaders in a global campaign to take action against climate change, according to the Fox News website.

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew -- nicknamed "the Green Patriarch" for his support of environmental causes -- inaugurated the two-day conference.

The meeting comes just over a year after President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the U.S. from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.

Senior environmental experts are attending the event on the island about 60 miles southwest of Athens.

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