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.

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onMay 6, 2026 @ 12:32 PDT

The Green Party has accused Farage of being “focused on personal gain and public division”.

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us/Event | How Climate Denialism Is Evolving With Trump in Office

ByDeSmog

onMay 5, 2026 @ 11:07 PDT

Join a May 7 discussion on how the Trump administration’s open embrace of climate denial in Washington is enabling more denial at the highest levels of government in the U.S. and beyond.