Climate Change: Climate Crisis: Our Children Face Wars over Food and Water, EU Deputy Warns


Apr 30, 2021 | Fiona Harvey, Guardian
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Older people will have to make sacrifices in the fight against climate change or today’s children will face a future of fighting wars for water and food, the EU’s deputy chief has warned. Frans Timmermans, vice-president of the EU commission, said that if social policy and climate policy are not combined, to share fairly the costs and benefits of creating a low-carbon economy, the world will face a backlash from people who fear losing jobs or income, stoked by populist politicians and fossil fuel interests.