Instead, talk about:
1. Climate action is critical to human safety.
2. If the money exists for the military, it should exist for climate safety.
3.Energy independence is safety and is good for job creation
4. We should invest in projects that prevent conflict.

So, campaigners, DON'T:
1. Conceding to governments prioritising military spending over climate action.
2. Implying, even unintentionally, that climate impacts can be addressed through military action.
3. Narrowing the scope of climate ambition.

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Framing climat change as a "security threat" may seem strategic, but it risks justifying militarised responses over meaningful climate solutions.

📉 As global budgets prioritise military expansion, essential health, education, and climate action investments are sacrificed.

This isn’t security.

📢Reframe the narrative. Advocate for peace and justice as the foundation for a stable and equitable future. #Safety4All

We are living in a dangerous moment. We see the US and EU cutting aid and social spending with one hand and increasing military spending with the other. But a more violent world does not make anyone safer.

📉 Diverting funds from health, education, and social infrastructure to military spending undermines long-term stability.

💼 We must advocate for investments that uphold dignity and justice.

Real climate security is essential for a resilient, equitable future. #Safety4All

The global arms race and its implications for climate action

Military spending positively correlates to GHG emissions- the more you spend on fossil fuel-reliant hardware, the greater the emissions.

📢Reframe the narrative. Military spending accelerates the climate crisis. Call time on the military-fossil fuel relationship #Safety4All

What does the global arms race mean for climate action? | Transnational Institute Briefing for climate organisations that explores how the global arms race fuels climate instability, and suggests ways to communicate on the issues that does not further legitimise military greenwashi...

European leaders say we’re in an emergency - but it’s not the climate crisis they are scrambling to fight.

The global arms race will kill climate action.

Here’s how climate organisations can fight back 👇

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What does the global arms race mean for climate action? | Transnational Institute Briefing for climate organisations that explores how the global arms race fuels climate instability, and suggests ways to communicate on the issues that does not further legitimise military greenwashing.

📢 New guide from @tninstitute.bsky.social, @tippingpointns.bsky.social and @responsiblesci.bsky.social equips climate activists to defend human rights against greenwashed militarism.

Reframe the narrative. Demand peace, justice, and real security for all. #Safety4All

www.tni.org/en/publicati...

How should climate activists talk about military spending?

Those in power say more money on war keeps us safe.
🔥 But the truth? It steals our rights, wrecks our planet, and abandons the vulnerable.

Reframe the narrative. Demand peace, justice, and real security for all. #Safety4All