UK: Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for comparing climate change to Holocaust
By DW
03 November 2021 |
10:09 am
The most senior cleric in the Church of England apologized for having compared the impact of climate change to the Holocaust. Justin Welby had said politicians' inaction over climate change was akin to genocide.
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