Climate Change: Report Warns of Climate Change Induced Global Security Risks

Mar 3, 2020 | Leila Mead, International Institute for Sustainable Development
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National security, military and intelligence experts are warning of high to catastrophic threats to security at different warming scenarios, and urging a rapid reduction and phasing out of global emissions. The report titled, ‘A Security Threat Assessment of Global Climate Change,’ constructs its global analysis “through the lens of the U.S. Geographic Combatant Commands.”  It provides regional and international threat assessments for climate change, as well as recommendations going forward.