‘Armies Can’t Stop Wind’: Energy Costs of War Drive Calls for Green Transition at UN General Assembly

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At the UN General Assembly, world leaders emphasized the synergy between national security and the green energy transition in the context of soaring energy prices driven by global conflicts. This marks a shift in climate diplomacy ahead of COP31, framing renewable energy as vital for security.

The evolution in the language of climate diplomacy took its latest step at the United Nations General Assembly this week as world and diplomatic leaders framed the push for green energy as a matter of national security amid energy price shocks driven by global wars. With COP31 fast approaching, the pitch reframes renewables as a […]