For those with whom this resonates, Pope Francis just a couple months ago had a lot to say about the Global North and climate deniers: “the necessary transition towards clean energy sources such as wind and solar energy, and the abandonment of fossil fuels, is not progressing at the necessary speed. Consequently, whatever is being done risks being seen only as a ploy to distract attention.” Or, as he put it another way: “We must move beyond the mentality of appearing to be concerned but not having the courage needed to produce substantial changes.”