In climate change vs world peace, climate change is winning
A report by the Institute for Economics and Peace shows that climate change can create a ‘tipping point’, exacerbating tensions until breaking point
12 June 2019 - 14:03
London — Climate change poses a threat to peace in countries around the world in the coming decade, according to an annual peace index released on Wednesday that factored in the risk from global warming for the first time.
Nearly a billion people live in areas at high risk from global warming and about 40% of them are in countries already struggling with conflict, said the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP)...
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