The Age of Consequences

Name: The Age of Consequences
Genre: War, Documentary, News
Released: January 27, 2017
Duration: 80 min
Rating: 68

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| Release Date: January 27, 2017 | Not Rated

Summary: The Age of Consequences investigates the impacts of climate change, resource scarcity, migration, and conflict through the lens of US national security and global stability. Whether a long-term vulnerability or sudden shock, the film unpacks how water and food shortages, extreme weather, drought, and sea-level rise function as accelerantsThe Age of Consequences investigates the impacts of climate change, resource scarcity, migration, and conflict through the lens of US national security and global stability. Whether a long-term vulnerability or sudden shock, the film unpacks how water and food shortages, extreme weather, drought, and sea-level rise function as accelerants of instability and catalysts for conflict. Left unchecked, these threats and risks will continue to grow in scale and frequency, with grave implications for peace and security in the 21st century. military veterans take us beyond the headlines of the European refugee crisis, the conflict in Syria, the social unrest of the Arab Spring, the rise of radicalized groups like ISIS, and lay bare how climate change stressors interact with societal tensions, sparking conflict. Whether a long-term vulnerability or sudden shock, the film unpacks how water and food shortages, extreme weather, drought, and sea-level rise function as 'accelerants of instability' and 'catalysts for conflict' in volatile regions of the world. These Pentagon insiders make the compelling case that if we go on with business as usual, the consequences of climate change - waves of refugees, failed states, terrorism - will continue to grow in scale and frequency, with grave implications for peace and security in the 21st century.… Expand

Director: Jared P. Scott

Genre(s): War, Documentary, News

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 80 min

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Brad Wheeler

Jan 26, 2017

Civilization has the wealth and the technology to start dealing with the threat, but does it have the wisdom? Read full review

Danny Bowes

Jan 26, 2017

Scott's filmmaking does a smooth job of linking A to B to Z, with slick, studiously understated montage and an effective music score, although some of the arguments made seem a bit of a stretch, as if climate change is being shoehorned into things artificially. Read full review

John DeFore

Jan 26, 2017

Scott packages these concerns and others in a smart way, and includes the occasional bit of eye-opening history. Read full review

Glenn Kenny

Jan 26, 2017

The information here is compelling and frightening, but the movie is ham-handed. Read full review

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