Moral case to tackle climate change overwhelming, says Lord Stern

Rome conference speech describes inaction as discrimination that devalues lives of future generations

Failing to act on the grave threat posed by climate change devalues the lives of future generations and amounts to unacceptable "discrimination by date of birth", according to the influential economist Lord Stern.

Speaking at an international meeting in Rome on environmental justice and climate change attended by senior Vatican officials, Stern said that the "moral arguments" for action to combat climate change were overwhelming.