Transform defence for sustainable human safety
The paradigm shift for defence, security, foreign and development policies in a climate changed world.
NATO’s goal of 2% spending of GDP on the military will accelerate climate breakdown by diverting millions of dollars from climate finance and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, concludes a new report that urgently calls for a ‘climate dividend’ similar to the ‘peace dividend’ that was won with the end of the Cold War.
Along with our June 2022 Report calls for an IPCC Special Report on the role of the military in climate change and inclusion of military emissions full reporting to the Global Stocktake, we called for an academic conference that could begin to draw existing and new research together which could advance our IPCC call. We … Continue reading Upcoming: 26 Sept Military Emissions Academic Conference, Oxford
We are delighted to be included in the inaugural volume of Degrowth Journal organised as a free, open-access, international, trans-disciplinary, and peer-reviewed journal that focuses on advancing the goals of degrowth. Our article wanted to draw largely unaddressed connections between degrowth and the global military. Placing the military in the degrowth narrative. (2023). In Degrowth journal (Vol. 1). https://degrowthjournal.org/publications/2023-08-21-placing-the-military-in-the-degrowth-narrative/ … Continue reading New article published in Degrowth Journal
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/21/us-bernie-sanders-china-climate-change-cooperation Here is the insane dynamic that must be changed. In recent years, both the US and China have greatly increased their military budgets. The US now spends some $900bn on the Pentagon, more than the next 10 nations combined. China, with the world’s second largest military budget, spends almost $300bn. Despite spending these huge … Continue reading “The US and China must unite to fight the climate crisis, not each other” Bernie Sanders
The topic of military emissions - and spending - and is attracting ever more media attention - from BBC World Service to Al Jazeera, Reuters to China Global TV Network. BBC World Service: The Climate Question https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3ct5bk3 Al Jazeera: https://www.aljazeera.com/program/the-stream/2023/5/10/are-militaries-driving-the-climate-crisis Deutsche Welle: https://www.dw.com/en/climate-another-casualty-of-the-war-in-ukraine/a-65848033 Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-military-emissions-insigh-idCAKBN2YQ001 China Global Television Network: https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2023-07-11/Should-planet-go-to-war-with-world-armies-over-gas-emissions--1lkDtHyrLfW/index.html
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 