Climate (in)security and Ecocide

Climate change threatens global security, while armed conflicts generate emissions and accelerate the climate crisis Four years of Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine have already generated 311 million tonnes of CO₂-equivalent emissions. These are not just emissions — they are the climate cost of aggression.

At COP31, Ukraine will bring together representatives of different regions and international organisations to discuss the links between armed conflicts, climate threats and ecocide. The discussion will explore three key dimensions of climate security — accountability for damage, risk prevention and resilience building — drawing on experiences from different regions of the world. Ukraine will address the environmental damage caused by Russia’s war of aggression and the war emissions in particular. Estonia will provide a Baltic perspective on energy security whereas from the USA we will hear how the state of California how extreme weather events impact their daily security. UNOPS will inform how climate change is impacting demining activities whereas Germany will show how the country is preparing to mitigate the impacts of climate change.