Climate Change Peace and Conflict
Publisher: Existential Risks in Peace and Conflict Studies
Author(s): Noah B. Taylor
Date: 2023
Topics: Climate Change, Conflict Causes, Peace and Security Operations
This chapter explores climate change as a risk with the potential to both threaten human well-being and exacerbate conflicts. The overall risk potential of climate change is discussed, and the likelihood of it becoming an extinction threat to humanity is considered. The relationships between climate change and conflict are explored, with attention to their effects on resources and migration. Current methods for addressing climate change, such as emission reduction measures, are discussed alongside possible future approaches of geoengineering, including surface albedo modification and sulfate aerosol injection. The chapter then concludes with a discussion of critical questions for future research on climate change, peace, and conflict.