Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/sep/24/explainer-uk-climate-crisis-national-security-report-suppressed
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Warnings about the catastrophic effects of vital ecosystems collapsing were not published under previous PM UK shares findings of damning climate crisis national security report suppressed under Starmer UK spy chiefs warned government ministers of the catastrophic impacts on national security from the collapse of vital ecosystems around the world, driven by the climate crisis and the overexploitation of nature. But their report, which was supposed to be published almost a year ago, was suppressed under Keir Starmer. Now the government is briefing foreign ministers from other countries on the findings , with a view to gathering global support for more concerted action on the risks. Continue reading...
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