Vatican City is the center of attention this week as mayors and governors from all over the world flocked the city to show their approval of Pope Francis' campaign against climate change. This is said to be the first ever global meeting against climate change.

The Vatican City gathering is said to be part of the ongoing campaign against climate change which will be highlighted during the United Nations' climate talks in Paris at the end of this year, EcoWatch has learned.

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On Tuesday, global leaders signed a declaration that states that the upcoming summit in Paris "may be the last effective opportunity to negotiate arrangements that keep human-induced warming below 2 degrees centigrade."

The declaration also urges national leaders to take part in this fight that aims to curb the effects of climate change.

Additionally, the two-day gathering is also expected to promote the environmental encyclical that Pope Francis made in an attempt to denounce the fossil fuel-based economy of some nations that, in a general sense, destroys the world, reports Fox News Latino.

"The Paris summit is just months away," New York City Mayo Bill de Blasio said during the meeting. "We need to see it as the finish line of a sprint, and take every local action we can in the coming months to maximize the chance that our national governments will act boldly."

Vancouver Mayor Gregor Robertson also acknowledged the Vatican conference as a powerful means to of pushing the federal government in joining the cause by pushing for ways that reduces carbon production.

Robertson even noted that Vancouver is pushing for the elimination of fossil fuel use and the shifting of the economy to using 100-percent renewable energy.

Speaking of Pope Francis, Robertson said, "He's a very thoughtful human being. He's genuinely committed to tackling the world's toughest challenges from climate change to global poverty, which are taking a devastating toll. He's connecting the dots between these extraordinary struggles and taking leadership where most of us don't expect it." 

The meeting in Vatican City comes months prior the Oct. 19 federal voting and the climate change conference in Paris, according to CTV News. 

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