Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full
Green Party leader Zack Polanski is demanding the UK government release an unredacted intelligence report regarding the national security risks of ecosystem collapse. The report reportedly warns of severe food shortages, migration, and political instability caused by climate change.
Why it matters
It highlights the growing tension between government transparency and national security regarding the existential threats posed by climate change.
The report says severe food shortages could be among the effects of collapsing ecosystems. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA The report says severe food shortages could be among the effects of collapsing ecosystems. Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Zack Polanski Polanski calls for report on ecosystem collapse to be published in full Green leader says ministers must stop ‘hiding the truth’ about threat to UK security from climate and nature crisis
Prefer the Guardian on Google Zack Polanski will challenge Andy Burnham’s government to publish an unredacted version of an explosive report by the UK’s spy chiefs that found the collapse of overseas ecosystems would have catastrophic consequences for the UK’s national security.
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