Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence

October 9, 2026 · 12:00 pm 1 sources

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• Cop31 host urges wealthy countries to spend ‘much more’ on climate than defence
  The Guardian · October 9, 2026 12:00
  ‘The climate issue is the security issue,’ says Turkish minister at Pacific pre-Cop summit in Fiji Wealthy countries should spend far more on dealing with the climate crisis than the 5% of GDP promised by Nato members for defence because “the climate issue is the security issue”, the host of the…