Coverage dated October 31, 2021

Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for comments comparing climate change to Nazis' rise

Headline from The Hill

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby reportedly issued an apology Monday after criticizing world leaders for failing to take sufficient action on climate change by comparing their inertia on the issue to nations failing to act

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Reports & sources

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  1. Washington Examiner

    Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for Nazi comparison at climate summit (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    The archbishop of Canterbury "unequivocally" apologized for remarks made at the COP26 climate conference comparing politicians who failed to act on the threat of climate change to those who ignored the rise of Nazi Germany in the 1930s.

  2. The Times of Israel

    Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for comparing climate change to Holocaust (opens The Times of Israel)

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    The Times of Israel's feed description

    Justin Welby had warned the unfolding crisis would 'allow a genocide on an infinitely greater scale' than Nazi atrocities

  3. France 24

    Archbishop apologises for comparing climate change to Holocaust (opens France 24)

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    France 24's feed description

    The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby apologised on Monday for suggesting that the impact of climate change would be worse than Nazi genocide.

  4. The Hill

    Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for comments comparing climate change to Nazis' rise (opens The Hill)

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    The Hill's feed description

    Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby reportedly issued an apology Monday after criticizing world leaders for failing to take sufficient action on climate change by comparing their inertia on the issue to nations failing to act

  5. The Times of Israel

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