The idea that climate change has caused, and will cause, war has been embraced by journalists and politicians, popular science writers and academics alike. However, this concept is not new. In this 10-Minute Talk David Livingstone looks back in history, tracing links between earlier writings about climate and violence and contemporary thinking.

Speaker: Professor David Livingstone FBA, Professor of Geography and Intellectual History, Queen's University Belfast

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Transcript: https://www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/podcasts/10-minute-talks-climate-and-war/