UK links climate and nature crises to growing security risks
The UK has warned foreign ministers that climate and nature crises, including a coming El Niño, could threaten national security and defence. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband presented findings attributed to Britain’s intelligence services, saying environmental breakdown could drive conflict, migration and food shortages; the report was described as previously suppressed.
The United Kingdom has warned that climate and nature crises could pose serious risks to national security and defence, according to The Guardian. Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband presented the warning to foreign ministers from the European Union, Kenya and other countries at a private meeting during the United Nations general assembly in New York. The presentation included a warning about the threat posed by a coming El Niño.
The report’s findings were attributed to the UK’s spy chiefs and said that the collapse of natural systems around the world could contribute to conflict, migration and food shortages. The Guardian described the document as an explosive report that had been suppressed under Prime Minister Keir Starmer. The supplied material does not explain why it was suppressed, who ordered that decision or when the report was produced.
It also does not provide the report’s title, methodology or specific forecasts. Miliband’s presentation was described as an effort to inform foreign ministries about the security implications of environmental disruption.
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