Portland Mayor Charlie Hales was one of more than 60 mayors around the world invited to a special summit convened by Pope Francis to talk about
climate change and human trafficking
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Hales called the Pope's remarks compelling and said he made a good case that not only were climate change huge problems worthy of global attention but that they were interrelated problems with environmental and social consequences.
We talk to Hales about how his perspective was affected by the trip to Rome, and what changes he might want to make as a result.
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