Extreme Weather. Famine. Disease. What is a Climate War? | FACELESS THREATS

Like war and conflict, extreme weather events pose a serious threat to millions of people around the world. It’s only recently that we’re seeing global leaders begin to take the threat of global warming, more commonly referred to as climate change, seriously. The calls for their militaries to provide humanitarian aid to those affected by disaster grow louder…

When we think of natural disasters like hurricanes and floods, we usually think they happen to "someone, somewhere else" but recent extreme weather incidents like floods and fires in Europe show that this isn't the case. In this episode of Faceless Threats, Ben Cook, former Royal Marines Commando, speaks to leading experts and explores what role militaries play during a natural disaster.

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Correction: 20:42 FACT CHECK - We have clarified this fact and determined that the wording on official figures (report link below) is that the Armed Forces are responsible for 50% of UK Central Government carbon emissions and not 50% of the United Kingdom's emissions.

Link to Ministry of Defence Climate Change Report 2021: https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/973707/20210326_Climate_Change_Sust_Strategy_v1.pdf

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