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Perspective 10.5.26 - National security & the climate & nature crisis I

Perspective

Sunday, 10 May 2026 - 51 minutes

Inaction on climate and nature could reduce GDP by around 5% over the next decade, and the weather we’re experiencing now is the most stable it will be in our lifetimes. These were the stark messages delivered to an invited audience of the Island’s politicians and senior civil servants earlier this week. They heard a call for urgent action to address the climate and nature crisis, and were urged to shift away from short-term thinking in policy and decision making. We’ve heard the blunt warnings but will anything actually change? … Apart from our climate of course?

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