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Marginally relevant to AI safety; CCS addresses climate-security and existential risks broadly, but this InfluenceWatch profile is primarily useful as an organizational reference rather than a substantive policy or technical resource for AI safety researchers.
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InfluenceWatch profile of the Center for Climate and Security, a project of the Council on Strategic Risks that focuses on the national security implications of climate change. The page provides organizational background, funding sources, and affiliated personnel, offering a critical/watchdog perspective on the think tank's operations and political leanings.
Key Points
- •The Center for Climate and Security (CCS) is a policy institute examining climate change as a national security and geopolitical risk factor.
- •CCS operates under the Council on Strategic Risks, a nonprofit focused on catastrophic and existential risks including climate and security intersections.
- •InfluenceWatch profiles organizations from a transparency/watchdog angle, often highlighting funding sources and ideological affiliations.
- •CCS engages policymakers, military, and intelligence communities on climate-security nexus issues, relevant to systemic and existential risk discussions.
- •The organization's work on catastrophic risks and global security intersects with broader existential risk and governance concerns relevant to AI safety communities.
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# Center for Climate and Security (The Council on Strategic Risks)
The Center for Climate and Security is a Washington, D.C.-based advocacy group that promotes national security policy that incorporates a left-leaning position on global warming. A number of its senior officials have held posts with Democratic Presidential administrations.
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| Website: | [climateandsecurity.org](https://climateandsecurity.org/) |
| Location: | WASHINGTON, DC |
| Tax ID: | 82-3106472 |
| Tax-Exempt Status: | 501(c)(3) |
| Budget (2021): | Revenue: $4,326,697<br>Expenses: $2,176,627<br>Assets: $4,122,816 |
| Formation: | 2018 |
| Type: | Climate Change/National Security Advocacy Group |
| Co-CEOs: | Francesco Femia<br>Caitlin E. Werrell |
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