AS we start to think about Malaysia’s upcoming role as the chair of Asean next year and the region’s emerging focus on climate, peace and security, I wanted to take a moment to consider some of the hidden costs of the horrors of war.
Beyond the terrifying, heart-wrenching scenes we have been witnessing from Gaza, Ukraine, Sudan, Yemen, and a host of other conflicts around the planet, the carbon emission costs of conflict are truly staggering and must be factored fully into work on the climate-related dimensions of international, regional and national peace and security.