Apocalypse When?
Have the climate wars started already?
Posted on 02 Sep 24
by John Ridgway
It has long been accepted that tales of a dystopian future have only a limited impact when attempting to encourage the sacrifices necessary to avoid further global warming. For that reason, most effort has been concentrated on convincing people that, courtesy of a changing climate, they already live in a dystopian present. Every severe weather event is reported upon with the added message that this was caused by climate change and that you can expect even worse in the future. This strategy is so well-established and has been so successful that very few people now even attempt to challenge the narrative.
No doubt emboldened by this success, climate activists have added a new storyline to the mix. If a heightened risk of future human conflict can be attributed to climate change, does it not follow that existing conflicts are at least partially the consequence of the changes we have experienced thus far? And if we can lay the blame of a recent war on climate change, surely that can only add to the credibility of those who warn of even worse conflict to come.
Climate and conflict
There has certainly been no shortage of serious thinking into the national and international security risks that may accompany a warming planet. Take, for example, the US Department of Defense Climate Risk Analysis, in which it is stated:
https://cliscep.com/2024/09/02/apocalypse-when/
