"We are not your traditional environmentalists." Gen. Gordon Sullivan (Retd), Fmr. Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
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The Age of Consequences PBS International, Jared P Scott Available until 9:18pm 19 Apr 2017 |
"I'm here today not only representing my views on security implications of climate change, but on the collective wisdom of 16 admirals and generals."They say climate change is impacting on vital resources, migration patterns and conflict zones.
Rear Admiral David Titley (Retd), U.S. Navy
"Climate change is one of the variables that must be considered when thinking about instability in the world."
Gen. Gordon Sullivan (Retd), Fmr. Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
Rear Admiral David Titley spent 32 years in the US military. He was
the US Navy's chief oceanographer and led the Navy's Task Force on
Climate Change. He argues climate change must be acknowledged.
"Our collective bottom line judgement is that climate change is an accelerating risk to our nation's future."
Rear Admiral David Titley (Retd), U.S. Navy
The film analyses the conflict in Syria, the social unrest of the
Arab Spring, and the rise of groups like ISIS and how these experts
believe climate change is already acting as a catalyst for conflict.
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Dr Christian Parenti
"We realised that climate change would be a threat multiplier for instability as people become desperate, because they have extreme weather and the seas are rising, and there are floods in one area and droughts in another, fragile states become more unpredictable."These Pentagon insiders say a failure to tackle climate change, conducting 'business as usual', would lead to profound consequences.
Sherri Goodman, Fmr. Dept Undersecretary of Defense
"It's a very dangerous thing to decide that there is one and only one line of events heading into the future and one and only one best response for dealing with that."
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Climate Council | @climatecouncil - Providing Australians with a reliable source of information on climate science, headed by Chief Councillor Tim Flannery.
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Climate Desk | @ClimateDesk - A journalistic collaboration dedicated to exploring the impact-human, environmental, economic, political-of a changing climate.
World Resources | @WorldResources - Global research organisation that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity and human well-being.
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