Source: BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7753784.stm
Leaders from the world's religious traditions have signed a manifesto urging tough action on climate change.
Around 1,000 delegates are meeting at the Interfaith Climate Summit in Uppsala, Sweden, at the invitation of the Swedish church.
The manifesto, signed by 30 religious leaders, calls for "rapid and large emission cuts in the rich world".
It argues in favour of a reduction in carbon emissions of at least 40% by the year 2020.
Leaders are also calling on individual followers of religious traditions to recognise the importance of caring for the environment.
They also place an emphasis on the world's more prosperous nations shouldering the burden of responsibility over the issue.
Rich countries, the manifesto states, "should pay for international cuts in addition to their own domestic initiatives. These payments should be obligatory."
The signatories also urge the sharing of technological expertise to mitigate the effects of climate change.