A Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change: How Likely Warming Scenarios Indicate a Catastrophic Security Future
Publisher: National Security, Military, and Intelligence Panel on Climate Change
Author(s): Kate Guy, John Conger, Francesco Femia, Sherri Goodman, Leendert Hering, Alice C. Hill, Arlen D. Jameson, Richard D. Kauzlarich, Ronald Keys, Marcus D. King, Rod Schoonover, Joan D.B. VanDervort, Swathi Veeravalli, Caitlin E. Werrell, and Paul Zukunft
Date: 2020
Topics: Assessment, Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Conflict Prevention, Disasters, Governance, Livelihoods, Renewable Resources
As national security, military and intelligence professionals with decades of experience, we have dedicated our careers to anticipating, analyzing and addressing security threats to the United States, with the goal of protecting all citizens from harm. That includes threats ranging from the proliferation and use of nuclear weapons, to the likelihood of terrorist attacks striking our shores. With this report, we set out together to fully assess one of the most pressing threats to both national and global security in the 21st Century - climate change.