Orthodox Christian leader rallies climate change campaign
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The spiritual leader of the world's Orthodox Christians has arrived on the Greek island of Spetses to host an environmental conference to seek backing from other religious leaders in a global campaign to take action against climate change.
Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew — dubbed the "Green Patriarch" for his support for environmental causes — inaugurated the two-day conference on Wednesday.
The meeting comes just over a year after President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of the United States from the 2015 Paris climate agreement.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Senior environmental experts are attending the event on the island about 100 kilometers (60 miles) southwest of Athens.