Here is what the page “Rising Military Budgets Could Worsen Climate Change and Undermine Security, Experts Warn i” contains. As global temperatures rise, some governments are framing climate change as a 'threat multiplier' that could spark conflict—and using that logic to pour more money into their militaries. But experts writing in The BMJ's climate issue argue this approach is dangerously shortsighted. Neta Crawford, a political scientist at the University of St Andrews, contends that higher defense spending will not solve climate instability. Instead, she warns, it could backfire: militaries are major carbon emitters, and their expansion diverts resources away from climate mitigation and adaptation.
The result may be less security, not more. Crawford and other contributors call for a fundamental rethink—prioritizing climate action over arms buildups to build genuine resilience. The stakes are global, affecting everything from international stability to local communities on the front lines of extreme weather. For the complete material, the listing points back to the source inside the network.