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Ed Miliband: climate crisis puts national security of all countries at risk
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Exclusive: UK foreign secretary says sci-fi scenarios of destruction ‘now regular occurrences’, as he prepares to address Cop31 Cop31 live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates The national security of all countries is at risk from the climate crisis, as “science fic
Exclusive: UK foreign secretary says sci-fi scenarios of destruction ‘now regular occurrences’, as he prepares to address Cop31 Cop31 live – latest updates UK politics live – latest updates The national security of all countries is at risk from the climate crisis, as “science fiction” scenarios of widespread destruction are already coming true and economic shocks from fossil fuels are now the norm rather than the exception, the UK’s foreign secretary is to warn world leaders gathered in Turkey. Ed Miliband will tell the Cop31 UN climate summit on Wednesday that security and defence objectives are the new “frontier” of climate action, because the rapid heating of the planet will lead to food shortages, widespread economic disruption, migration and conflict. Continue reading...
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