The security blind spot: Cascading climate impacts and tipping points threaten national security
Think tank: IPPR
Author(s): Laurie Laybourn
October 9, 2024
This report from UK think tank IPPR looks at climate change poses both immediate and long-term threats that are at least as serious as the Covid-19 pandemic.
The new UK government has initiated a Strategic Defence Review and is undertaking a review of national resilience.
Security threats resulting from climate change should be at the core of the government’s approach.
These threats have been consistently and significantly underestimated and now pose major security risks.
