Self-sovereignty means understanding the very real risks that come from climate change and being prepared for them, not ignoring them. Living in a location where your local climate is maybe more stable doesn't mean you won't be impacted by a changing climate globally.
https://predicament.substack.com/p/what-most-people-dont-understand
It's probably something that I need to do more research on. Although, for the short amount of time I've been here it's only ever been used as an excuse to infringe on the little privacy I have. This is personal experience and not necessarily based on any specific peer reviewed paper.
For sure. Governments will use any excuse to expand power. But we just need to be careful to not use that as an excuse ourselves to disregard real threats and risks. We just need to make sure to put a check on government power while tackling these problems with real solutions.
