We humans spend more and more of our resources on weapons designed to kill our own species, in 2023 the world used 2.44 Trillion USD on arms ( That is 2440 Billion USD)

What disarmament could do for us and the planet

Text and drawing by Frits Ahlefeldt

2.44 trillion – 2440.000.000.000 US dollars is a staggering number ( Source Statista.com link ) and the number is rising as fear of war grows. The crazy thing is that those resources could save us and the rest of life on Earth from the worst effects of the much larger climate and biodiversity crises underway, but compared on what we spend on arms, very little is spent on helping climate and biodiversity… Imagine it was the other way around..

I made a short 1.min video as part of my storylinegrid on what we could do with all that money, instead of preparing for war…

YouTube Video 1. m.