Political Feedback Loops and Climate Change (Opinion) : TreeHugger

Political Feedback Loops and Climate Change (Opinion) : TreeHugger: "2. Scarce resources will create instability. If business leaders are right and water is the new oil — we can expect shortages to lead to wars and dislocation. Environmental refugee exoduses will surely cause unrest—Bangladesh alone may have millions of environmental refugees, pouring a mass of impoverished people into an already instable region. In China, the new wave of prosperity, and promise of more to come, constitutes a major portion of the legitimacy of the national government; reductions in economic growth could undercut that legitimacy and lead to political unrest. Facing internal threats, governments may lock down or lash out, leaving little patience for creating or maintaining a global warming compromise."