Should the Security Council Engage with Implications of Climate Change? Let’s Look at the Scientific Evidence

The text addresses the controversy within the UN Security Council over the inclusion of climate change on its agenda, noting that while many members support it, others like Russia, India, and China oppose or abstain. It proposes using the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) to provide a scientific basis for the claim that climate change poses a risk to peace and security.

• There is significant division within the UN Security Council regarding climate change, evidenced by a December 2021 vote on a thematic resolution where Russia exercised a veto, India voted against, and China abstained, despite support from twelve Council members and 113 non-member co-sponsors.
• The authors assert that the second part (WGII) of the IPCC Sixth Assessment Report (AR6) provides compelling scientific evidence that climate change is a risk to peace and security, suggesting this evidence could reduce political tensions at the UN.

APA

Halvard'], [., de Coning'], [., & von Uexkull'], [. (2023). Should the Security Council Engage with Implications of Climate Change? Let’s Look at the Scientific Evidence. Peace Research Institute Oslo. https://www.prio.org/publications/13520

Chicago

Halvard'], ['Buhaug,, ['Cedric de Coning'], and ['Nina von Uexkull']. Should the Security Council Engage with Implications of Climate Change? Let’s Look at the Scientific Evidence. Peace Research Institute Oslo, 2023. https://www.prio.org/publications/13520.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{halvard2023should, author = {Halvard'], ['Buhaug, and de Coning'], ['Cedric and von Uexkull'], ['Nina}, title = {{Should the Security Council Engage with Implications of Climate Change? Let’s Look at the Scientific Evidence}}, institution = {Peace Research Institute Oslo}, year = {2023}, month = jun, url = {https://www.prio.org/publications/13520}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }