What does climate change have to do with peace vs war?

[DS1]

I'm just wondering how the two fit together.

[crispini]

1. Global climate change is going to disproportionately impact the poor..

There's a big precedent for giving it to people who work against poverty. Poverty, competition for resources, etc. are root causes for war.

[hlthe2b]

2. The next global wars will be over water, not oil

Global warming only hastens this global shortage. Drought brings with it massive suffering, starvation, death.

How could intervening on global warming not equate to intervening for peace? :shrug:

[bdamomma]

7. some countries are in drought status now and yes, water will be the

new oil.

[Fridays Child]

3. I know that the Defense Deparrment has begun to study new...

...war strategies and conflict scenarios with the consequences of global warming in mind. I imagine that they're thinking of the changing need for, and the access to, fossil fuel resources--more protection for Exxon, in other words.

[slackmaster]

4. We're fighting a war essentially over oil

If we were to commit ourselves to getting off of foreign oil, we'd reduce our emissions and end could end our involvement in the Middle East forever.

[malaise]

5. Water wars are next n/t

[Lasher]

6. This was my settlement month for my electricity bill.

We just had the hottest and dryest summer I have ever seen. The air conditioning ran so much my power bill true-up was $450.00. I feel like killing somebody.

How's that?

[opihimoimoi]

8. As the worlds supply of fossil fuel runs out....oil, not coal, Food and water becomes the focus

Mega FAMINES will be the spector.....Lack of Food already haunts many of us on this Planet....There will be a die back unless we work at prevention...The GOP is working all out to ignore the threat...they are EVIL

[Enrique]

9. wars in Africa have been linked to global warming

not to mention wars to come, struggles arising from food shortages.

[eppur_se_muova]

10. Not the first Peace Prize awarded over resources ...

http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/peace/laureates/1970/borlaug-bio.html