According to Dupont, why are climate-induced changes in sea levels likely to increase conflict?
a. States will fight for land-holding fossil fuels.
b. Rising seas mean more states will develop navies to use against one another.
c. Groups within states will increasingly fight over the right to benefit from their state's natural resources.
d. As oceans rise, countries will contest for undersea energy resources formerly considered to lie within the territory of coastal states.
e. Rise in water levels diminishes land availability.
Answer: d
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