Senior Buddhists including His Holiness the Dalai Lama have called on world leaders to agree to a new climate change agreement at the COP21 conference in Paris.
Their statement from the leaders of over a billion Buddhists worldwide says that the causes of the environmental crisis are the use of fossil fuels, unsustainable consumption patterns, lack of awareness and lack of concern about the consequences of our actions.
"Everyday life can easily lead us to forget that we are inextricably linked to the natural world through every breath we take, the water we drink and the food we eat," said Lama Lobzang, secretary of the International Buddhist Confederation.
"Humanity must act on the root causes of this crisis, which is driven by greed, thoughtlessness and a lack of concern about the consequences of our actions."
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