The Planetary Security Initiative
LightNews LightNews
plansecu.bsky.social
The Planetary Security Initiative
@plansecu.bsky.social
75 followers 6 following 120 posts
The official bluesky account of the Planetary Security Initiative made possible by the Clingendael Institute (@clingendael.bsky.social)
🔗: https://www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/

#climatesecurity #climatechange
Posts Replies Media Videos
Pinned
plansecu.bsky.social
The Planetary Security Initiative @plansecu.bsky.social · Nov 19
📣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...
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍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...
planetarysecurityinitiative.org
January 22, 2026 at 10:04 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍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:
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/global-...

#Riskreduction #EarthSystemSecurity
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org
January 21, 2026 at 12:10 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍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:
lnkd.in/euvG6Pz3

#EP #Briefing #ITRE #Dualuse
LinkedIn
This link will take you to a page that’s not on LinkedIn
lnkd.in
January 20, 2026 at 12:51 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
📄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...
www.iris-france.org
January 12, 2026 at 10:58 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
📣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:
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/intervi...

#Resilienceplanning
January 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍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:
bit.ly/3NhZcI1

#Response #HADR #ProjectCASA #CCASCOE
January 8, 2026 at 12:57 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍 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
plansecu.bsky.social
📌 A new factsheet from @sipri.org on Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Abyei has been published

📖 Read the summary of the factsheet here:
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/climate...

#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.
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org
December 8, 2025 at 1:09 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
🔍 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:
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/rebalan...

#SDG #MilitarySpending #Development #Agenda2030 #UN
Rebalancing Military Spending Towards Achieving Sustainable Development | Planetary Security Initiative
Article by SIPRI, November 2025.
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org
November 20, 2025 at 9:08 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
📣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
plansecu.bsky.social
🔍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:
bit.ly/43VoOAf

#WarEmissions #UNFCCC #ClimateInsecurity #GHG
November 17, 2025 at 11:37 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
📣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:
bit.ly/3JXKbKb

#Resilience #WildfireManagement
Interview with Bertram de Rooij | Planetary Security Initiative
Team leader | Speaker | Landscape architect at Wageningen Environmental Research, Wageningen University and Research
bit.ly
November 12, 2025 at 12:08 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍 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:
bit.ly/47KvKRz

#ClimateInsecurity #Disinformation #Waterscarcity #EU
November 11, 2025 at 10:31 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍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:
bit.ly/47B2NYp

#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.
bit.ly
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
📉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
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍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.''
bit.ly
October 23, 2025 at 9:33 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
⚙️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
bit.ly
October 22, 2025 at 1:10 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
New @fiia.fi report by Cordelia Ponczek: China controls 60-90% of #CriticalRawMaterials supply chains amid increasing demands from defence and tech.

📖 Read the full report: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/mineral...

#ResourceSecurity #GeoEconomics
Minerals diplomacy as geoeconomic statecraft: Implications for resource security priorities in a rapidly changing world | Planetary Security Initiative
Report by the Finnish Institute of International Affairs, October 2025This report on the strategic competition for Critical Raw Materials (CRMs) and Rare Earth Elements (REEs) concludes that securing ...
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org
October 16, 2025 at 12:18 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍 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
planetarysecurityinitiative.org
October 15, 2025 at 1:35 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
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.
planetarysecurityinitiative.org
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 PM
plansecu.bsky.social
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.

📖 Read more: www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org/news/militar...
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...
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
📌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
plansecu.bsky.social
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
www.planetarysecurityinitiative.org
October 3, 2025 at 10:52 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌍 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...
bit.ly
October 2, 2025 at 7:53 AM
plansecu.bsky.social
🌾 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 ...
councilonstrategicrisks.org
October 1, 2025 at 8:37 AM