According to Ana Toni, a leader of the upcoming UN climate summit, nations must integrate climate actions into their defense spending to enhance national security and prevent potential wars exacerbated by climate change. She asserts that climate change aggravates poverty and inequality, which are root causes of conflict. While countries are presently focusing on military spending due to geopolitical tensions, notably from the US, Toni warns that neglecting climate initiatives will lead to more significant security issues in the long term. Thus, countries must balance short-term defense needs with long-term climate goals to ensure future stability.
Countries must not make a choice between defence and climate, but must understand that reducing efforts to combat the climate crisis would have an impact on their future security.
Toni emphasized that the fight against climate change needs to be seen as something that's not divorced from the big security issue of humanity.
The consequences of inequality and poverty can turn into wars in the future, highlighting the connection between climate change and global security.
Unfortunately, climate change is there for a long time. We need to take climate change seriously, otherwise we will have even more wars in the future.
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