In its conclusions, the Council reiterates the seriousness of the accelerating triple planetary crisis climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, which poses a global and existential threat and exacerbates existing security concerns. The Council also expresses serious concern about climate and environmental damage, in addition to the enormous human suffering caused by ongoing armed conflicts around the world . Russia's illegal, unprovoked, and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine has caused massive environmental damage, nuclear security risks, and fueled global energy and food insecurity, and Russia must be held accountable. (More on consilium.europa.eu )