Is climate change relevant to a blog on mobilities? I think yes, for several reasons - one of those is that new geo-political relations will alter how mobilities are enacted between states and regions and will throw up new contested regions. Not to mention the socio-political ramifications on movement and the 'energy' of movement. Here are two very recent posts on the climate change issue and its socio-political effects that are stark and revealing:
i) Climate change may spark conflict with Russia, EU told
ii) Food crisis will take hold before climate change, warns chief scientist
See also this interesting piece on 'life after humans' - A lethal virus, humanity wiped out - then what?
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