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COP21: Murderous myth of economic expansion, Williams warns COP21: Murderous myth of economic expansion, Williams warns
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The crisis of resources due to climate change will be a major source of conflict, the former Archbishop of Canterbury Dr Rowan Williams has said. 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.
There would be conflict over access to agricultural land, secure living space and clean water, he said. 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".