Russia on Monday vetoed a United Nations Security Council resolution that would have classified climate change as a threat to international peace and security.The vote crushed a longtime effort to make global warming a more prominent issue within the U.N. body, according to The Associated Press.Some 113 of the U.N.'s 193 member countries supported the resolution, including 12 of the 15 members of the council, the AP reported. The resolution...
Problem is, they might be actually quite pleased, as @Thann@lemmy.ml pointed out. Much of Russia is very cold, so they stand to benefit from opening more of the country up to development. Of course, much of that development would likely go to climate refugees.
Problem is, they might be actually quite pleased, as @Thann@lemmy.ml pointed out. Much of Russia is very cold, so they stand to benefit from opening more of the country up to development. Of course, much of that development would likely go to climate refugees.