For those who argue fighting climate change will be too expensive, a leading UK defense think thank reminds us that the costs of doing nothing would be catastrophic.
Via The Telegraph:
Climate change could cause global conflicts as large as the two world wars but lasting for centuries unless the problem is controlled, [Royal United Services Institute] has warned. [...]
The report said: “If climate change is not slowed and critical environmental thresholds are exceeded, then it will become a primary driver of conflicts between and within states.”
It added: “Climate impacts will force us into a radical rethink of how we identify and secure our national interests.
