Bernie Sanders and Martin O’Malley have argued that climate change is a driver of conflict of all kinds, including the war in Syria, the rise of ISIS and also the crisis swallowing up Europe. Prince Charles has declared that he is in total agreement with them.
Prince Charles: Climate Change is A Huge Issue
The Prince, a former member of the Royal Nave and Air Force, declared that 20 years ago, people weren’t fighting for natural resources or facing drought. Now, the threat of climate change is all too real, and people have to move.
Conservatives and Republican commentators in the US have mocked these kinds of statements, calling them unreasonable, uncomfortable, and brazenly foolish. The truth is, there is a definite connection between political instability, terrorism and war and climate change, and many militaries and political officials in the United States have asserted it.
Sanders, O’Malley, and Prince Charles: Terrorism is Caused by Climate Change
The heir to the British throne made this statement in an interview with Sky News, before the November 13 Paris attacks. He’s not alone, as O’Malley revealed that he firmly believes that the war in Syria and the threat of ISIS comes from extreme conditions brought on by climate change that are forcing these people to move and incur terror where they want to conquer. Bernie Sanders himself asserted that terrorism and climate change are linked directly and that ignoring the planet any longer will bring nothing but ruin.
The Point is Something Needs to Change
Climate change is making entire nations desperate. What these political figures mean to say is that if we don’t do something now, our planet will pay us tenfold for the damage that has been done to it, and this can manifest in more ways than one.
As the US, a world leader goes through a change of hands in government, we may start to see some change. We can only hope that world leaders start to move in the right direction.
