UK pushes climate change for UN debate; US and China skeptical

onMar 9, 2007 @ 10:44 PST

Items on the Security Council’s agenda must pose a threat to international peace and security. British officials argue global warming is a threat to security because people displaced by rising sea levels in low lying countries will seek refuge elsewhere. They also noted that the US forced the council to discuss Aids in 2000.

Last week, Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called climate change as threatening to mankind as war. But the British initiative, which requires unanimous consent from council members, has met skepticism from the US and China.

By Bill Miller

uk/What has Reform UK Said About Climate Change?

ByAdam Barnett

onAug 19, 2026 @ 09:01 PDT

Nigel Farage’s party has a long history of rejecting basic climate science.

us/Inside the Struggle to Dismantle America’s Greenhouse Gas Data

ByRachel Santarsiero

onAug 18, 2026 @ 05:00 PDT

New accounts show the oil and gas industry trying to weaken methane reporting while saving the federal emissions system it relies on.

Big Oil Could Face ‘Catastrophic Outcomes’ Without Republican Supreme Court

BySarah Hofmann

onAug 17, 2026 @ 14:21 PDT

At the American Legislative Exchange Council’s annual meeting, members of Leonard Leo’s network explain why the right-wing court majority is crucial for protecting oil companies from climate lawsuits.