Below are a few resources outlining how President Trump’s removing climate change as a national security threat is contrary to the view of the Pentagon and Congress and ignores the link between climate change and terrorism, the refugee crisis and food security.
Trump’s Continued Recklessness on Climate Change
While military commanders consider climate change a top threat globally, Trump is set to drop climate from his national security planning because he feels it hurts the profits of American energy companies. https://t.co/9ih2eG7aFF
— VoteVets (@votevets) December 18, 2017
Absolutely reckless move by @realDonaldTrump. If our communities are unprepared for the dangers of #climatechange, this is not only a national security issue, but a moral issue. #ActOnClimate https://t.co/OKH3SQxMvm
— Chesapeake Climate (@CCAN) December 5, 2017
The National Defense Authorization Act Says Climate Change is a “Direct Threat to National Security”
President Just Signed Bill That Says Climate Change a National Security Risk, But Does He Know That? https://t.co/vvTKJtDWeu #ClimateChange @NRDC @greenpeaceusa @foe_us @ClimateNexus @climatehawk1
— EcoWatch (@EcoWatch) December 13, 2017
Interesting side note: the FY2018 defense policy bill Trump signed today includes a provision that calls climate change a “direct threat to the national security of the United States.” https://t.co/ujY9DJ7cuP pic.twitter.com/iYxYwUJJjG
— Vera Bergengruen (@VeraMBergen) December 12, 2017
Pentagon – Climate Change a “Threat Multiplier”
TRUMP: climate change is a "Chinese hoax."
THE PENTAGON: climate change is a serious "threat multiplier" that "impacts our security situation."
Whom do you trust on national security?https://t.co/rY2fhlh0sK
— Enviro Voter Project (@Enviro_Voter) December 13, 2017
Military leaders on the huge security implications of #climatechange: https://t.co/vp3ihbu9eA pic.twitter.com/UI4yDz6ZPX
— You & Me 🌴 (@UnderAShadyTree) December 13, 2017
Check out @dwtitley's TED talk about climate change and national securityhttps://t.co/NnsnvxYCDs
— Bernadette Woods P. (@BernadetteWoods) November 22, 2017
#Climate #Change Becoming an Increasingly US National Security Issue. #GlobalWarming #ClimateFinance #CSR #ESG #Sustainability https://t.co/1TDahUtBep
— David Colgren (@dcolgren) November 19, 2017
Climate Change Threatens US Bases
Rising seas threaten to swamp #US military bases by 2050 https://t.co/mW566vrAH9 #climate #climatechange #marine #oceans #globalwarming
— Paul Beckwith (@PaulHBeckwith) July 27, 2016
#US #GovernmentAccountingOffice warns that the #USMilitary is not doing enough to prepare bases for #ClimateChange. #ImABelieverToo https://t.co/wsfaRBLU7C
— London Gardens (@WstLondonGarden) December 17, 2017
Climate Change and Terrorism
Climate change is a major national security threat. Here's a great example- https://t.co/FTQI89347i
— Charles LaCalle (@charleslacalle) November 27, 2017
Terrorism and #climatechange: two significant threats of our time. Few realize the extent to which they're linked https://t.co/u4Mib1awDB pic.twitter.com/rmpgI8OV2K https://t.co/XmIfLVPQAN
— DW | Global Ideas (@dw_globalideas) December 17, 2017
Will terrorism increase because of climate change?
Alexander Verbeek founder of the Institute for Planetary Security talks about the interrelation between security and climate. https://t.co/QdLfqIlZIr pic.twitter.com/y7wkaDLH9k— Hague Talks (@HagueTalks) December 13, 2017
"Climate change will see terrorism thrive" ~ Lukas Rüttinger, adelphi https://t.co/G8rd4x9KYO via @YouTube
— ALC Not My President (@Arthur59611540) December 7, 2017
Climate Change = Refugee Crisis
#InternationalMigrantDay: Is the world prepared for #climate #refugees? Senior US military experts say the effects of #climatechange could cause a #migration wave of 20 million climate refugees over the next 20 years https://t.co/6tC3EAhgzz @COP23 @steventrent @ejfoundation pic.twitter.com/EtSSd3XdGu
— DW – Environment (@dw_environment) December 18, 2017
#ClimateChange is causing people to move from #ancestral lands… Climate Refugees in the United States; https://t.co/LM0NRpAGvt#actonclimate #climatechange
— Gavin Dillingham (@gdillin) December 6, 2017
Climate Change Endangers Food Security
"One in five plant species worldwide (and one in three native plant species in the United States) is compromised by climate change, pests, disease and loss of habitats, making crop wild relatives crucial for the long-term sustainability of our food." https://t.co/GBWy6rHWCC
— CIP – Potato Center (@Cipotato) December 14, 2017
UN: Global agriculture needs a 'profound transformation' to fight climate change and protect food security https://t.co/IwURCByjWZ
— Producers Direct (@ProducersDirect) December 4, 2017
