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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Fiona Harvey Environment editor

Why is the UK’s suppressed climate national security report significant?

A satellite image of three developing hurricanes over an ocean.
A satellite image of Hurricane Lowell, left, Hurricane Karina, centre, and Hurricane Marie, right, over the Pacific Ocean earlier this month. Photograph: NOAA/AFP/Getty Images

UK spy chiefs warned government ministers of the catastrophic impacts on national security from the collapse of vital ecosystems around the world, driven by the climate crisis and the overexploitation of nature. But their report, which was supposed to be published almost a year ago, was suppressed under Keir Starmer. Now the government is briefing foreign ministers from other countries on the findings, with a view to gathering global support for more concerted action on the risks.

What is the report?

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