New MEF film links climate change to endless war
“A bold, authoritative work which lays out in the starkest terms the existential threat posed by our inability to adapt to the cascading disasters we have set in motion.”
— The State of the Arts
The Hurt Locker meets An Inconvenient Truth in Jared P. Scott’s acclaimed documentary The Age of Consequences, a riveting look at the multiplying threats climate change poses to global stability and U.S. national security. Drawing on unflinching analysis from Pentagon insiders, military officials, and veterans, the film lays bare how climate-change stressors like resource scarcity, droughts, and wildfires interact with localized societal tensions to spark intensifying conflicts and increasingly deadly wars. At the same time, the film refuses to lapse into cynicism and fatalism, instead issuing a bold call to action to rethink how we use and produce energy. The result is an invaluable and ultimately inspiring educational resource for courses that look at environmental issues, climate change, geopolitics, global conflict, poverty, U.S. national security policy, migration and immigration issues.
We’re thrilled to announce that The Age of Consequences is now available to purchase exclusively on our platform!
We also urge you to check out two other MEF films co-directed by Jared P. Scott: Our bestseller Requiem for the American Dream, a riveting deep dive into wealth inequality and the rise of American oligarchal power featuring the legendary Noam Chomsky, and Do the Math, featuring leading climate change expert and activist Bill McKibben.
“The Age of Consequences is an incendiary and insightful call to action. It is a bold, authoritative work which lays out in the starkest terms the existential threat posed by our inability to adapt to the cascading disasters we have set in motion.”
— The State of the Arts
“A profoundly provocative new film… Delivers a frighteningly illuminating portrayal of climate change’s role in national and international security.”
— Economics for the Anthropocene
“What makes The Age of Consequences so unique and gripping is that the alarming information about climate is being delivered by unfamiliar talking heads. These aren’t scientists or environmentally-conscious celebrities who are warning us but military experts.”
— The Adelaide Review
“The Age of Consequences is such an important film because it perfectly articulates the connections between climate change, military conflict, and the refugee crises, which are often seen as separate issues. It is this kind of systems thinking and holistic understanding of the interconnection between challenges that will be so important in the future. It also reminds us how urgent it is to start thinking about resilience and adaptation now.”
— Daniel Simons, National Director, Transitions Film Festival
“The Age of Consequences is a film people should see — especially those who want a green shift but only if it does not cost them anything. The film explains that such forms of inaction are in themselves action — with potentially serious consequences.”
— Modern Times Review
