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COP21: Murderous myth of economic expansion, Williams warns | COP21: Murderous myth of economic expansion, Williams warns |
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Climate change will be a major source of conflict due to shortages of land and water, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has said. | |
He warned at the UN climate change summit in Paris that "endless economic expansion" was a "murderous" myth. | He warned at the UN climate change summit in Paris that "endless economic expansion" was a "murderous" myth. |
The world was facing a crisis over access to agricultural land, secure living space and clean water, he said. | |
Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have been working to reach agreement on a plan to tackle climate change. | Negotiators from nearly 200 countries have been working to reach agreement on a plan to tackle climate change. |
Lord Williams said climate change presented a range of "interlocking crises" which had to be tackled as a whole. | Lord Williams said climate change presented a range of "interlocking crises" which had to be tackled as a whole. |
"We need a basic shift in our attitude towards growth and prosperity", he said. | "We need a basic shift in our attitude towards growth and prosperity", he said. |
"The myth that we are capable as a human race of endless economic expansion is exactly that. | "The myth that we are capable as a human race of endless economic expansion is exactly that. |
"It's a myth, and it's a deeply dangerous one, and it's going to be a murderous one". | "It's a myth, and it's a deeply dangerous one, and it's going to be a murderous one". |
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