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📣Our latest policy brief, published with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and authored by Nicholas Weng-Lam Chu, explores the growing geopolitical and environmental risks of Deep-Sea Mining (DSM) in the Indian Ocean.

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🌍The Danish Institute for International Studies @diis.dk has published a policy report on Denmark's position on climate, peace and security (CPS) in the UN Security Council.

📄Read a summary here: planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/climate...

#ClimateSecurity #UNSecurityCouncil #CPS
Climate, Peace and Security in the UN Security Council: Denmark’s Role | Planetary Security Initiative
Policy brief by the Danish Institute for International Studies, January 2026.Geopolitical divisions, funding cuts and US withdrawal from climate commitments are placing renewed strain on addressing cl...
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January 22, 2026 at 10:04 AM
🌍The Global Challenges Foundation’s (GCF) Global Catastrophic Risks Report 2026 shows how human activities have pushed planetary systems beyond safe limits.

📄 Read a summary of the report here:
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#Riskreduction #EarthSystemSecurity
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January 21, 2026 at 12:10 PM
🌍A new European Parliament briefing, requested by the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), explores the critical link between Energy Security and the European Defence Industry.

📄Read the full briefing here:
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#EP #Briefing #ITRE #Dualuse
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January 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
📄Timely comment published by ARES Group - EU IRIS - Institut de Relations Internationales et Stratégiques, authored by Hannah Lentschig and Louise van Schaik from The Clingendael Institute.

Read the comment here: www.iris-france.org/en/soft-powe...
‘Soft Power’ Meets ‘Hard Security’: Leveraging Europe’s Regulatory Strength for Energy Transformation in Defence - IRIS
Europe’s defence-industrial expansion coincides with the urgent need to accelerate the energy transition and reduce dependencies on imported fossil fuels and critical raw materials. This paper examine...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
📣New practitioner interview on climate science advisory in the financial sector

In November 2025, PSI spoke with Sarah Kapnick, the Global Head of Climate Advisory at J.P. Morgan.

📖 Read the full interview here:
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#Resilienceplanning
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
🌍A new report has been published on the project on Climate and Security Action through Civil-Military Cooperation in Climate-Related Emergencies is authored by Ronald A.Kingham and Dr. Ashley McIlvain Moran.

📄 Read a summary of the report here:
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#Response #HADR #ProjectCASA #CCASCOE
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
🌍 A new @ecdpm.org brief, authored by Sara Gianesello and @sophiedesmidt.bsky.social explores how the EU’s Global Gateway can invest effectively in fragile and conflict-affected settings.

📄 Read more: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/global-...

#GlobalGateway #ClimateSecurity
December 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
📌 A new factsheet from @sipri.org on Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Abyei has been published

📖 Read the summary of the factsheet here:
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#UNISFA #Abyei #Dualthreat #ClimateSecurity #Peacebuilding #WaterSecurity #HumanSecurity #SouthSudan
Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet for Abyei | Planetary Security Initiative
Factsheet published by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, December 2025.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
🔍 A new Research Policy Paper by @sipri.org , authored by Nan Tian and Xiao Liang explores how rising defense budgets undermine development.

📖 Read the summary of the article here:
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#SDG #MilitarySpending #Development #Agenda2030 #UN
Rebalancing Military Spending Towards Achieving Sustainable Development | Planetary Security Initiative
Article by SIPRI, November 2025.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
📣Our latest policy brief, published with the Institute of Peace and Conflict Studies and authored by Nicholas Weng-Lam Chu, explores the growing geopolitical and environmental risks of Deep-Sea Mining (DSM) in the Indian Ocean.

📄 Read more: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/geopoli...
November 19, 2025 at 11:26 AM
🔍A new article in The Conversation, authored by Benjamin Neimark and @katemackintosh.bsky.social explores how wars ravage the environment, and what international law is doing about it.

Read the summary of the article here:
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#WarEmissions #UNFCCC #ClimateInsecurity #GHG
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
📣New practitioner interview on wildfire management in times of climate change

PSI spoke with Bertram de Rooij, a professional with a dual role as researcher at @w-u-r.bsky.social and firefighter.

📖 Read the full interview here:
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#Resilience #WildfireManagement
Interview with Bertram de Rooij | Planetary Security Initiative
Team leader | Speaker | Landscape architect at Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research
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November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🌍 In an article for @newsecuritybeat.bsky.social , @schwartzstein.bsky.social zooms in on Europe's climate insecurity, highlighting findings from his report A Distant Problem No Longer.

📖 Read the summary of the article here:
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#ClimateInsecurity #Disinformation #Waterscarcity #EU
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
🌍A new PSI publication authored by Dr Ash Murphy from @mcrmetropolis.bsky.social @mmulawresearch.bsky.social and Mario Prost on pulling geoengineering out of its democratic vacuum.

📖 Read the article:
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#Geoengineering #ClimateGovernance #SRM #CDR #UNEP
Hacking the planet: pulling geoengineering out of its democratic vacuum  | Planetary Security Initiative
As global temperatures continue to rise, geoengineering – the deliberate manipulation of Earth’s climate system – is moving from the fringes of policy debate to the mainstream.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
📉A new report by the
@eea.europa.eu on economic losses from weather- and climate-related damages in Europe have increased over recent decades, reaching over EUR 822 billion from 1980 to 2024.

📖 Read a summary of the article here: bit.ly/3J47tOl

#EEA #ExtremeWeather #EconomicLosses
October 27, 2025 at 10:43 AM
🌍Climate change impacts outside the EU can cascade through global systems, affecting European trade, security, and stability. A new Nature Climate Change article by Cornelia Auer and colleagues identifies this.

📖 Read a summary of the article here: bit.ly/3J8Or9r

#EU
Critical intervention points for European adaptation to cascading climate change impacts | Planetary Security Initiative
Article in nature climate change, October 2025"In an interconnected world, climate change impacts can cascade across sectors and regions, creating systemic risks.''
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October 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
⚙️A new Nature Geoscience review by Niklas Boers and colleagues lays out growing evidence that several key climate subsystems are losing stability and moving toward potential tipping points.

📖 Read the full review here: bit.ly/42U0XQO

#ClimateTippingPoints #EWS
Destabilization of Earth system tipping elements | Planetary Security Initiative
Report by nature geoscience, October 2025
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October 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
🌍 The Global Tipping Points Report 2025 by the University of Exeter highlights how multiple climate tipping points are being crossed as global warming rises beyond 1.4°C.

📖Read the full report here: planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/global-...
#NetZero
Global Tipping Points Report 2025 | Planetary Security Initiative
Report by the University of Exeter, Global Tipping Points October 2025
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October 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
3 years of war = 237 million tCO₂e emissions

The Initiative on GHG accounting of war has released its fifth and final assessment report, authored by Lennard de Klerk.

Read the full report here: planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/climate...

#ClimateDamage #WarfareEmissions
Climate damage caused by Russia's war in Ukraine | Planetary Security Initiative
Final assessment report by the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War, October 2025.
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October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
As NATO allies gather for the Climate Security Summit in Montreal, John Conger’s op-ed in the Montreal Gazette argues that militaries cannot afford to ignore the climate changes.

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Military planning must take climate change into account | Planetary Security Initiative
From the Arctic to the desert, NATO allies have a responsibility to prepare for the operational environment of the future.Op-ed published by the Montreal Gazette, October 2025. As experts convene in M...
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October 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
📌As urged by Secretary-General Celeste Saulo from
@wmo-global.bsky.social at the @un.org Climate Summit, statutory integration of Early Warning Systems into national law is needed to close gaps between forecasts and protection
👉 Read the full article here: bit.ly/4n5duIw
#ClimateSecurity #WMO #UNDRR
October 8, 2025 at 8:07 AM
Global military spending hit $2.7 trillion in 2024, the highest since the cold war. A new @responsiblesci.bsky.social report shows this surge is driving huge emissions increases.
📖 Read the full article here: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/militar...

#ClimateSecurity #Defence #SGR
Military spending rises and greenhouse gas emissions: What does the research say? | Planetary Security Initiative
Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) Publication, September 2025
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October 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
🌍 New @sipri.org org / @fiia.fi policy brief: The @osce must make climate change a security priority, not just an environmental one.
🏆Authored by @ezhakala.bsky.social and @floriankrampe.bsky.social
Read the full piece here: bit.ly/3VLmoQ4
#ClimateSecurity #OSCE
Strengthening The OSCE’S Climate Security Agenda | Planetary Security Initiative
SIPRI Policy Brief, September 2025The Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) and the Finnish Institute of International Affairs have published a new policy brief evaluating the Organ...
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October 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
🌾 On October 7, the Center for Climate and Security and Kansas State University will co-host a timely event on the urgent intersections of food, climate, and security.

🔗 Register and learn more here: councilonstrategicrisks.org/feeding-resi...
Feeding Resilience: Risk and Readiness in Food Security - The Council on Strategic Risks
Programming Agenda Registration K-State Stanley Stout Center2200 Denison Ave 8:30am – 2:35pm CDTLunch will be served. The world faces a rapidly shifting geopolitical landscape which is reshaping food ...
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October 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM