A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before
Commissioned by Defra – the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs – and informed by intelligence agencies including MI5 and MI6, the briefing assessed how environmental degradation could affect UK national security. It’s hard to imagine a report warning of national security risks from AI, China or ocean piracy getting the same treatment. Governments have been receiving warnings about climate change – and downplaying or delaying responses – for decades. Climate change first went viral more than seven decades ago. Don’t have time to read about climate change as much as you’d like?
Source: The Times February 03, 2026 14:36 UTC
