Climate Change Security Issue?

That's the contention of Britain, which is taking over the presidency of the UN Security Council. According to Earth Times,

Normally, the Security Council takes up issues relating to international peace and security and climate change is largely seen as an issue outside the ambit of the council's mandate. However, according to news reports, British leaders, including prime minister Tony Blair and environment secretary David Miliband, are increasingly coming to hold the view that climate change could be a matter within the ambit of international security as droughts, famines and increasing sea levels could lead to large scale migration of people and contribute to international disputes relating to borders and use of resources.

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CO2 Emissions: 1st World vs. 3rd World

A new Climate Calendar published by the World Development Movement shows that by the end of the day on January 8, 2007, the average person in Britain will have already produced the same amount that the average person in the world's poorest countries will produce all year. While first world nations like Britain and the United States produce the vast majority of greenhouse gases that cause global climate change, those in the poorest nations suffer the most from the effects, such as drought, flooding, disease and starvation.

Check out the World Development Movement site to view the calendar.

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Climate Changes Everything

The UK environment secretary says that Brits will have to make changes in every aspect of their lives in order to combat climate change, according to a recent article in the British website Politics.

"Every part of the way we work, go to school, the way we live is going to have to change," he told children's newspaper First News. "Not change for the worse, but change so that we live in a way that respects the environment rather than abuses it."

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