The UN Security Council will discuss climate change on April 17 for the first time, thanks to a British effort to include it on the agenda of a body focused on war and peace. Britain's UN ambassador Emyr Jones Parry emphasized that climate change could worsen traditional conflict triggers. Foreign Secretary Margaret Beckett will lead the debate, underscoring Britain's belief in the topic's importance for global security. Other countries have been invited to send foreign ministers to participate in the discussion. In March, Britain announced its plan to address climate change in the Security Council, but this required approval from all 15 members, including the five permanent members with veto power. China and Russia, two permanent members, showed some opposition to holding the debate, while the United States, who has not ratified the Kyoto Protocol, did not oppose. Prime Minister Tony Blair and Beckett, a former secretary of state for environment, have been leading efforts against global warming in international forums like the European Union, which recently agreed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent by 2020. In anticipation of some UN member states arguing that climate change should be handled by the General Assembly or other environmental agencies, Britain circulated a concept paper arguing that climate change could lead to conflicts, border changes, energy disruptions, and mass migrations. The paper discusses six possible areas in which climate change may impact global security: border disputes, migration, energy supplies, other resource shortages, societal stress, and humanitarian crises. It highlights that melting ice and rising sea levels could change physical landmasses globally, potentially affecting political and maritime borders. Additionally, mass migration may occur, with projections suggesting that up to 200 million people could be displaced by the middle of the century.