Our colleague, Palestinian film-maker Leila Sansour (Open Bethlehem, Jeremy Hardy vs Israeli Army) writes powerfully about the strategic planning of the use of a starvation by Israel on the population of Gaza. Starvation and the Final Test of Impunity: Why Israel Is Willing to Pay the Price in Gaza https://www.securityincontext.com/posts/starvation-and-the-final-test-of-impunity-why-israel-is-willing-to-pay-the-price-in-gaza Our colleague Jeff Halper, activist/scholar and joint Nobel … Continue reading Sharing news from Palestinian colleagues
Guardian News – Military Emissions
This week saw a number of important pieces covered in the Guardian - 2 new studies on military emissions and a lengthy interview with Professor Neta Crawford, Oxford University https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/29/nato-military-spending-could-increase-emissions-study-finds https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/carbon-footprint-of-israels-war-on-gaza-exceeds-that-of-many-entire-countries https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/30/donald-trump-geopolitics-could-deepen-planetary-catastrophe-expert-warns
“Climate Change is a War”
The director-general of the upcoming UN climate conference in the Brazilian city of Belém, Ana Toni, stated that climate change “is a war” in which people die every day. Ahead of COP30 in November, Latin American countries are attending a Climate Week in the Panamanian capital, where the Brazilian official spoke about it. https://thecostaricanews.com/climate-change-is-a-war-says-the-director-of-cop30-world-summit/
Nature: Rising military spending jeopardizes climate targets
This article just published in the prestigious Nature Communications journal makes a clear argument that rising military spending jeopardizes climate targets. Their research included analysis that was based on our previous work. The paper also includes a number of references to TPNS/Transform Defence reports. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-025-59877-x
EU Observer Op Ed: The carbon footprint of EU’s defence spurge
How should climate activists respond to Europe’s embrace of a ‘security’ emergency that has completely displaced its commitment to tackle the far bigger climate emergency?
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 