'PM'S CHRISTIAN DUTY TO SOLVE IT'.Byline: By ROSA PRINCE Political Correspondent TONY Blair Noun 1. Tony Blair - British statesman who became prime minister in 1997 (born in 1953) Anthony Charles Lynton Blair, Blair has a moral duty as a Christian to tackle global warming global warming, the gradual increase of the temperature of the earth's lower atmosphere as a result of the increase in greenhouse gases since the Industrial Revolution. , the Archbishop of Canterbury warned yesterday. Dr Rowan Williams said that unless climate change was halted, the world risked death and suffering on a massive scale. He also had harsh words for US President George Bush, accusing him of being slow to come to terms with the scale of the problem. Dr Williams said: "I don't think it's compatible with the Christian ethic eth·ic n. 1. a. A set of principles of right conduct. b. A theory or a system of moral values: "An ethic of service is at war with a craving for gain" to ignore the environmental degradation that we face." He told Radio 4's Today programme that governments, as well as individuals, needed to consider future generations when making lifestyle choices. The archbishop added: "We have to contemplate unwelcome possibilities if we want the global economy not to collapse and millions, billions, of people not to die." CAPTION(S): WARNING: Dr Rowan Williams |
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