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Fix climate change or else, say military top brass

4 November 2009

IF THE world fails to act soon on climate change, “preserving security and stability even at current levels will become increasingly difficult”. That’s the blunt message of a statement released last week by 10 high-ranking military officials from Africa, Asia, Europe, Latin America and the US.

“Preserving stability will become increasingly difficult if the world fails to act on climate change”

The group, which makes up the military advisory council of the in The Hague, the Netherlands, is calling on governments to produce an “ambitious and equitable” international agreement at the Copenhagen…

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