Business as Usual Is Unacceptable – the National Security Risk Assessment

Business as usual is unacceptable – the National Security Risk Assessment

Before you dismiss this as the rantings of a Green, read what the UK’s National Security Risk Assessment. While the official UK government report on Global biodiversity loss, ecosystem collapse and national security, published on 19th January, does not say that business as usual is unacceptable This assessment is an official national security analysis commissioned by the government. It applied the same methodology used to assess all UK security …

The national security assessment on ecosystem collapse is a government wake-up call

Last week, a freedom of information request I submitted helped to unlock the stalled publication of a government report on the national security implications of global ecosystem collapse and biodiversity loss.  The publication caught everyone by surprise, including me. It wasn’t flagged to journalists, meaning coverage was reactive. While information requests are designed to secure the release of information in the public interest, I…