From ENMOD to Geoengineering: The Environment as a Weapon of War

Apr 17, 2021 | Gabriela Kolpak
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With climate change accelerating, there is increasing pressure to develop new technologies that could suck CO2 from the atmosphere or block the sun’s heat. Some of the technologies under discussion could have unpredictable effects that do not respect national boundaries. We also know that critical civilian infrastructure is commonly targeted in conflicts and that state and non-state actors have a long history of manipulating the environment for tactical advantage. With this in mind, Gabriela Kolpak examines whether the deployment of geoengineering technologies could create new threats to peace and to environmental security.