VATICAN CITY (CNS) – Pope Francis’ encyclical “Laudato Si’, On Care for Our Common Home” points to numerous ways world organizations, nations and communities must move forward and the way individuals – believers and people of good will – should see, think, feel and act.

Here are some of the pope’s suggestions, with references in parentheses to their paragraphs in the encyclical:

• Do not give in to denial, indifference, resignation, blind confidence in technical solutions. (14, 59)

• Have forthright and honest debates and policies; issues cannot be dealt with once and for all, but will need to be “reframed and enriched again and again” by everyone with plenty of different proposals because there is no one way to solve problems. (16, 60, 185)

• Reduce, reuse, recycle. Preserve resources, use them more efficiently, moderate consumption and limit use of non-renewable resources. (22, 192)

• Slash pollutants and greenhouse gas emissions. Transition to cleaner and renewable energies and replace fossil fuels “without delay.” (26, 165)

• Promote green construction with energy efficient homes and buildings. (26, 180)

• Protect clean, safe drinking water and don’t privatize it with market-based fees for the poor. (27-29, 164)

• Keep oceans and waterways clean and safe from pollutants; use biodegradable detergents at home and business. (30, 174)

• Be aware that synthetic pesticides and herbicides will hurt birds and insects that are helpful for agriculture. (34)