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Net Zero: Climate change exacerbates resource depletion, conflict

Net Zero: Climate change exacerbates resource depletion, conflict

A new report from the think tank Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) suggests that climate change will exacerbate resource degradation and conflict in various parts of the world. Food insecurity, lack of water and the impact of natural disasters, combined with high population growth, are intensifying conflict and displacing people in vulnerable areas, according to the report’s findings.