#Wars unleash gargantuan amounts of planet-warming emissions: Russia’s war in Ukraine generated #emissions equal to the annual emissions of France. The British intelligence agencies MI5 and MI6 warned in January that #climate #disruption and biodiversity loss, if left unchecked, will cause “crop failures, intensified natural #disasters, and infectious #disease outbreaks… exacerbating existing #conflicts, starting new ones, and threatening global #security and prosperity.” [Covering Climate Now]