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The stress‑test scenario that became policy, and not a prediction
A UN chamber hears urgent warnings as climate moves from environment to security - who wins protection and who is left outside those walls?
The stress‑test scenario that became policy, and not a prediction
In this episode, we trace how diplomatic debates and classified planning reframed climate change from an environmental crisis into a security problem to be managed. The episode follows reports, scenario exercises, and contested case studies to ask how that shift reshaped who gets resources and who gets protected.
Person: Ban Ki‑Moon
Person: Peter Schwartz
Person: Doug Randall
Event: UN…
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