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Center for Climate and Security
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Tangentially relevant to AI safety; useful for understanding systemic and compounding global risks, but primarily focused on climate-security intersections rather than AI-specific concerns.
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Summary
The Center for Climate and Security is a policy institute that analyzes the security risks of climate change, including geopolitical instability, resource conflicts, and threats to critical infrastructure. It advises policymakers and military leaders on integrating climate risk into national and international security planning. The organization produces research, reports, and recommendations bridging environmental science and security policy.
Key Points
- •Focuses on climate change as a threat multiplier for geopolitical instability, conflict, and humanitarian crises
- •Advises governments and military institutions on incorporating climate risk into security and defense planning
- •Produces policy-relevant research connecting environmental data to national and international security outcomes
- •Engages with multilateral bodies to promote climate security frameworks at the global governance level
- •Highlights infrastructure vulnerabilities and resource scarcity as key climate-driven security concerns
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[The Center for Climate & Security](https://climateandsecurity.org/ "The Center for Climate & Security")
[](https://climateandsecurity.org/2025/09/the-online-home-for-ccs-has-moved/ "Permanent Link to The Online Home for CCS Has Moved!")
## [The Online Home for CCS Has Moved!](https://climateandsecurity.org/2025/09/the-online-home-for-ccs-has-moved/)
As of August 2025, the CCS website will serve as an archived resource. Please visit us at [councilonstrategicrisks.org/ccs/](https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/ccs/) for resources, upcoming publications, and more.
The CCS blog will remain active. Those subscribed to the mailing list will continue to receive notifications for the latest blog posts until we offer that capability from the CSR site.
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## [Op-ed: Iran War Is Yet Another Reminder That Fossil Fuels Are a Bad Bet](https://climateandsecurity.org/2026/03/op-ed-iran-war-is-yet-another-reminder-that-fossil-fuels-are-a-bad-bet/)
[March 12, 2026 2:34 pm](https://climateandsecurity.org/2026/03/op-ed-iran-war-is-yet-another-reminder-that-fossil-fuels-are-a-bad-bet/ "Permanent Link to Op-ed: Iran War Is Yet Another Reminder That Fossil Fuels Are a Bad Bet")
By [Tom Ellison](https://councilonstrategicrisks.org/experts/tom-ellison/)
This op-ed was originally published on March 5, 2026 by _[Sustainable Views](https://www.sustainableviews.com/iran-war-is-yet-another-reminder-that-fossil-fuels-are-a-bad-bet-3f99d7ab/ "")_
The widening US and Israeli air [war](https://www.bbc.com/news/live/cy0dp1l57nxt?page=9) with Iran is many things, including a human tragedy, a risky turning point for the region, and another example of President Donald Trump’s military adventurism. But with the conflict playing out at the beating heart of the oil and gas economy, it also reminds us that reliance on fossil fuels is an unacceptable security risk. It’s a risk baked into our geopolitics that will
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