# Climate crisis is a national security threat, Miliband tells world leaders

> The UK foreign secretary will tell Cop31 that rapid planetary heating threatens every country's security through food shortages, conflict and economic disruption.
- Title: Climate crisis is a national security threat, Miliband tells…
- Summary: The UK foreign secretary will tell Cop31 that rapid planetary heating threatens every country's security through food shortages, conflict and economic…
- Keywords: ed miliband, cop31, climate crisis, national security, antalya, fossil fuels, iran war, uk government, The Independent
- Source: The Independent — https://independent.co.uk/climate-change/ed-miliband-cop31-climate-energy-prices-b3083216.html
- Published: 2026-11-11T16:29:52+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: ed miliband, cop31, climate crisis, national security, antalya, fossil fuels, iran war, uk government, politics, news
## Miliband: climate threatens all nations
UK foreign secretary Ed Miliband will tell world leaders at Cop31 in Antalya, Turkey that climate crisis threatens every country's national security through food shortages, economic disruption, migration and conflict.

> National security is the next frontier of the fight for climate action
## Climate breakdown is a major security threat
Miliband will argue that climate breakdown is one of the greatest national security threats, causing food security problems, infrastructure threats and population movements resulting from the crisis.

> Climate breakdown is one of the greatest national security threats we face
## Three decades of failed emissions cuts
In his speech, Miliband will argue the world must face consequences of failing to cut emissions over the past three decades, which will drive hardship and insecurity for billions of people.

> It will drive hardship and insecurity for billions of people
## One point five degrees warming now inevitable
Miliband will say an overshoot of one point five degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, the limit set in the two thousand fifteen Paris Agreement, is now inevitable because temperatures have exceeded that level for two…
## Fossil fuel shocks are now the norm
Oil prices have soared this year after the Iran war began nine months ago, disrupting shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

> The fossil fuel rollercoaster is here to stay
## UK pledges investment and calls for action
The UK pledged three hundred thirty one million pounds in September to the Global Environment Facility. Miliband calls for more clean energy investment, urgent methane cuts and forest protection and expansion.
## UK policies risk missing net zero target
Campaigners say recent and planned UK policies will take the country off track from its net zero emissions target by two thousand fifty.
## Key takeaway

Ed Miliband will tell Cop31 leaders that climate breakdown is a major national security threat, warning that an overshoot of one point five degrees Celsius is now inevitable.