Dr. Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury, in a public statement has warned of the "steadily darkening" environmental crisis that may in the future result in world's poor suffering even more.

In his declaration he expressed that political parties cannot be blamed for "minimal" progress in these green issues since there is little support from voters that would give them "genuine popular mandate for change." He told how the government needed to be stimulated by the voters' voice.

However, in his open letter to the political leaders of the parties, he also gave several suggestions that as he believes "may stimulate some thinking that will help to address such issues."

Voters must make clear statements where there will be "popular motivation" to face the environmental crisis and encourage political leaders to solve it by signing up to international agreements.

He believes the time is ripe for a new UN charter, committing nations to wilderness, bio-diversity and "access to natural non-poisoned foods."

Dr Williams attacked the notion that "unrestricted consumer choice" is a "fundamental human right." Even if we could satisfy our "addictive behaviours," this might not be a "desirable way of envisaging the human future."