Three Substackers covered the UNEP overshoot report better than I could have. Here are their takes, plus the response options the report never mentions.
In addition to the unconscionable omission of SRM the potential role of demand reductions through efficiency, conservation and smart degrowth policies was underplayed.
Depends on what you mean by militarism. Do I think it’s a good thing that militaries of certain countries would want to exploit the melting Arctic for their geopolitical interests? Absolutely not.
But who do I think is going to be responsible for SAI deployment? Yes, 100%, militaries are going to be involved, I have no doubt about that.
And as Erin points out in her book, militaries are increasingly being used for humanitarian aid and disaster response (this is not new) because they happen to be a readily available, mobile, well-equipped, and trained force of people.
So is there any avoiding this? No. But do I also worry about weaponization of conflicts related to climate change? Yes, definitely.
If the Pentagon is a major user of fossil fuels, where is the plan to downsize it, in light of the fact that all our wars are wars of choice, wars of aggression, not wars of defense or wars of necessity?
Here’s a program I hosted last week on the report at the Climate Emergency Forum.
https://youtu.be/8nbp6MWNbas?is=tA7cuk_IEFPSRccp
In addition to the unconscionable omission of SRM the potential role of demand reductions through efficiency, conservation and smart degrowth policies was underplayed.
Isn’t militarism part of the problem? You write as if militarism is inevitable or necessary or just part of business as usual. You’re American, right?
Depends on what you mean by militarism. Do I think it’s a good thing that militaries of certain countries would want to exploit the melting Arctic for their geopolitical interests? Absolutely not.
But who do I think is going to be responsible for SAI deployment? Yes, 100%, militaries are going to be involved, I have no doubt about that.
And as Erin points out in her book, militaries are increasingly being used for humanitarian aid and disaster response (this is not new) because they happen to be a readily available, mobile, well-equipped, and trained force of people.
So is there any avoiding this? No. But do I also worry about weaponization of conflicts related to climate change? Yes, definitely.
If the Pentagon is a major user of fossil fuels, where is the plan to downsize it, in light of the fact that all our wars are wars of choice, wars of aggression, not wars of defense or wars of necessity?
I’ve been a climate reporter for eight years but I get lost in the details on your page. Maybe I’m not the target audience.