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Foreign ministers flag climate change as major spark for conflicts
How climate change can help heal conflicts—not just fuel them
Increasingly, environmental cooperation is solving local conflicts around the world that are caused in part by global warming.
Dana Milbank: As climate catastrophes multiply, Republicans rethink denialism
That avert-your-gaze approach worked well enough when the climate debate was about theoretical sea-level models and arctic ice projections. But now the crisis is real and present, with food shortages, electric outages and pestilence already plaguing us.
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Whatever his motives, Putin’s war in Ukraine is fueled by oil and gas
The U.S. oil industry is hoping to fill the immediate void with increased oil and gas exports, while the EU moves in the longer term to replace Russian gas with renewable energy.
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Elsa Barron and Erin Sikorsky: For national security, climate finance must be made 'conflict-proof'
Robust climate financing will strengthen U.S. national security by building stability and conflict resilience, averting forced displacement, promoting climate justice and countering violent extremism.
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Conflict and climate change drive water crisis in Syria
Northeastern Syria is experiencing its worst drought in nearly 70 years, with rising temperatures and erratic weather exacerbated by tensions with Turkey.
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Climate change and conflict are driving world hunger, inequality: UN chief
The world's food system creates a third of all greenhouse gas emissions and accounts for roughly 80 percent of the loss in biodiversity, UN leader says.
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At the UN, climate change & security must be tackled together
Could the next wars be triggered by climate change? Until recently, the question might have seemed like science fiction, but now it is very real.
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