Grist: Martin OMalley is trying to raise awareness about the ancillary benefits of combatting climate change. Thats why the former Maryland governor and Democratic presidential candidate talks a lot about creating green jobs.
On Monday, OMalley raised another point: Climate change may be worsening conflicts in some parts of the world. In an interview with Bloomberg, he said:
One of the things that preceded the failure of the nation state of Syria and the rise of ISIS was the effect of climate change...