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"Military spending accelerates climate breakdown."

At #COP28 in Dubai, Deborah Burton of @_TPNS talks about how the world's armed forces, especially in NATO countries, contribute to rising temperatures and climate chaos. pic.twitter.com/TlbZ5FT1Ow
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) December 5, 2023

“The jets, the tanks, the bombs, the missiles, all of these things that we are seeing raining down on people, they’re all fossil fuel-dependent." https://t.co/4SS16ryfKh
— Democracy Now! (@democracynow) December 10, 2023

ECO Newsletter (Climate Action Network)

The elephant in the climate room – Militarism – remains unaddressed

https://climatenetwork.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/2023.03.12.pdf [PDF]

Naval-technology.com

Military emissions – the weak point in the war on climate change?

https://www.naval-technology.com/newsletters/military-emissions-the-weak-point-in-the-war-on-climate-change/

The Energy Mix

Demilitarization is Key to Climate Justice: COP28 Panel

https://www.theenergymix.com/demilitarization-is-key-to-climate-justice-cop28-panel/

Mongabay-India

Conflict, peace and Palestine make an impression at COP28

https://india.mongabay.com/2023/12/conflict-peace-and-palestine-make-an-impression-at-cop28/

The New Arab

COP28: How Israel’s war on Gaza accelerates climate breakdown

https://www.newarab.com/features/cop28-how-war-and-militarisation-fuel-climate-crisis

Prism

COP28 must address militarization

https://prismreports.org/2023/11/28/cop28-must-address-militarization/

Ground

In Gaza’s shadow, a climate summit on war and peace

https://ground.news/article/from-gaza-to-ukraine-how-war-and-military-spending-accelerates-climate-chaos

—– Divert 5% military spending

Guardian

Divert military spending to fund climate aid, activists urge Cop28

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/dec/02/cop28-climate-change-military-funds

UN NEWS

Our voices and needs must be put first in climate talks, young people tell COP28

https://news.un.org/en/story/2023/12/1144552

Scientific American

COP 28 Is a Crunch Point for Countries on the Front Lines of Climate Change

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/cop-28-is-a-crunch-point-for-countries-on-the-front-lines-of-climate-change1/

Inkstick

Lessons from COP28: Military and Conflict Emissions Must be Addressed

https://inkstickmedia.com/lessons-from-cop28-military-and-conflict-emissions-must-be-addressed/

★ Report ‘Climate Crossfire’ ★

Der Spiegel

Zwei-Prozent-Ziel der Nato gefährdet wohl weltweite Klimaziele

https://www.spiegel.de/wissenschaft/natur/nato-zwei-prozent-ziel-gefaehrdet-wohl-weltweite-klimaziele-a-ed3b9a93-59c6-4e0d-b063-bc15a4f9508d

Die Welt

Nato-Aufrüstung „gefährdet die weltweiten Klimaziele“, sagen Forscher

https://www.welt.de/politik/ausland/article247912078/Internationales-Autorenteam-Nato-Aufruestung-gefaehrdet-die-weltweiten-Klimaziele-sagen-Forscher.html

Die Tageszeitung

Aufrüstung treibt Klimakrise an

https://taz.de/Emissionen-des-Militaers/!5962472/

Entre les lignes

Le climat dans le champ de tir

https://www.entreleslignes.be/humeurs/les-indign%C3%A9s/le-climat-dans-le-champ-de-tir

RTVE

¿Cuánto contamina una guerra? El rearme mundial amenaza con disparar las desconocidas emisiones militares

https://www.rtve.es/noticias/20240102/cuanto-contamina-guerra-rearme-emisiones/2468910.shtml

reliefweb

Climate crossfire: How NATO’s 2% military spending targets contribute to climate breakdown

https://reliefweb.int/report/world/climate-crossfire-how-natos-2-military-spending-targets-contribute-climate-breakdown-enca

Climate Home News

Wars are closing down the window for climate action

https://www.climatechangenews.com/2023/11/01/wars-are-closing-down-the-window-for-climate-action/

The Hindu

World’s war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot

https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/war-conflict-military-greenhouse-gas-climate-change-global-warming/article67063114.ece

NatureNews

NATO 2% Spending Goal Could Divert $2.6 Trillion From Climate Finance, Says Environmentalists

https://naturenews.africa/nato-2-spending-goal-could-divert-2-6-trillion-from-climate-finance-says-environmentalists/

EnviroNews Nigeria

NATO 2% spending goal could divert $2.6tr from climate finance by 2028 – Report

https://www.environewsnigeria.com/nato-2-spending-goal-could-divert-2-6tr-from-climate-finance-by-2028-report/

The BMJ (British Medical Journal)

Disarmament is vital for climate justice and health

https://www.bmj.com/content/384/bmj.q144

★ Bonn Climate Conference / Global Stocktake ★

Reuters

World’s war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot

https://www.reuters.com/article/climate-change-military-emissions-insigh-idCAKBN2YQ001

Deutsche Welle

Climate another casualty of the war in Ukraine

https://www.dw.com/en/climate-another-casualty-of-the-war-in-ukraine/a-65848033

Euro News Green

Glaring gap’: Why don’t militaries have to report their greenhouse gas emissions?

https://www.euronews.com/green/2023/07/10/glaring-gap-why-dont-militaries-have-to-report-their-greenhouse-gas-emissions

Asiana Times

World’s war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot

https://asianatimes.com/greenhouse-gas-emissions-has-a-military-blind-spot/

China Global Television Network

Should planet go to war with world armies over greenhouse gas emissions?

https://newseu.cgtn.com/news/2023-07-11/Should-planet-go-to-war-with-world-armies-over-gas-emissions–1lkDtHyrLfW/index.html

Nature World News

Environmental Groups Urging United Nations To Disclose World Military Gas Emission

https://www.natureworldnews.com/articles/57365/20230711/environmental-groups-urging-united-nations-disclose-world-military-gas-emission.htm

Hum Network

Insight: World’s war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot

https://humnews.pk/world/insight-worlds-war-on-greenhouse-gas-emissions-has-a-military-blind-spot/

Politico

There’s a Battle Over Carbon Emerging from the War in Ukraine

https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2023/09/03/ukraine-russia-invasion-carbon-footprint-00111652

★ Other ★

Countercurrents

The Climate Emergency And Urgency of System Change

https://countercurrents.org/2023/09/the-climate-emergency-and-urgency-of-system-change/

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★ COP27 ★

Bloomberg

Ukraine Wants Russia to Pay for the Climate Damage Wreaked by Its War

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2022-11-10/ukraine-wants-russia-to-pay-for-climate-damage-wreaked-by-war

Military activity during peace and war could account for about 5% of planet-warming gas emissions.

This article from @climate is free to read https://t.co/4SFqOXBolZ
— Bloomberg (@business) November 11, 2022

Agence France-Presse (AFP)

Scorched Earth: Ukraine war takes heavy toll on climate too

https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221110-scorched-earth-ukraine-war-takes-heavy-toll-on-climate-too

https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2022/11/scorched-earth-ukraine-war-takes-heavy-toll-climate-too

https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/479526.aspx

https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2022/11/11/scorched-earth-ukraine-war-takes-heavy-toll-on-climate-too-a79349

https://www.modernghana.com/news/1194565/scorched-earth-ukraine-war-takes-heavy-toll-on.html

https://noticias.uol.com.br/ultimas-noticias/afp/2022/11/10/guerra-na-ucrania-mostra-impacto-dos-exercitos-sobre-o-clima.htm

https://rpp.pe/mundo/actualidad/la-guerra-en-ucrania-muestra-el-impacto-de-los-ejercitos-en-el-clima-noticia-1445792

https://noticiasncc.com/cartelera/11/10/la-guerra-en-ucrania-muestra-el-impacto-de-los-ejercitos-en-el-clima/

https://fr.timesofisrael.com/la-guerre-en-ukraine-met-sur-la-table-limpact-des-armees-sur-le-climat/

https://www.nicematin.com/conflits/la-guerre-en-ukraine-met-aussi-sur-la-table-limpact-des-armees-sur-le-climat-806821

https://www.lavoixdunord.fr/1252113/article/2022-11-10/l-enorme-cout-environnemental-de-la-guerre-en-ukraine

https://ouragan.cd/2022/11/la-guerre-en-ukraine-met-sur-la-table-limpact-des-armees-sur-le-climat

https://news.yahoo.co.jp/articles/b0c88e4377d0fc3f3138080850aa97f9e061316f

https://www.ibtimes.com/scorched-earth-ukraine-war-takes-heavy-toll-climate-too-3634504

Scorched Earth: Ukraine war takes heavy toll on climate too https://t.co/22ZzVOD6sB
— Intl. Business Times (@IBTimes) November 10, 2022

Guardian

Ukraine uses Cop27 to highlight environmental cost of Russia’s war

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/nov/13/ukraine-cop27-highlight-environmental-cost-russia-war

Ukraine uses Cop27 to highlight environmental cost of Russia’s war https://t.co/Lui4A3rEqO
— The Guardian (@guardian) November 13, 2022

ECO Newsletter (Climate Action Network)

So is it finally the right time to speak about counting military emissions?

WhoWhatWhy

https://whowhatwhy.org/science/environment/russias-war-produces-100-million-tonnes-of-emissions-in-seven-months/

also

https://www.theenergymix.com/2022/11/11/russias-war-produces-100-million-tonnes-of-emissions-in-7-months/

Carbon Brief

COP27: Key outcomes agreed at the UN climate talks in Sharm el-Sheikh

https://www.carbonbrief.org/cop27-key-outcomes-agreed-at-the-un-climate-talks-in-sharm-el-sheikh/#russia

New Security Beat

Warfare and Global Warming

Warfare and Global Warming

Yahoo! New Taiwan

戰爭與和平、還有碳排，被忽略的軍事部門碳足跡

https://tw.news.yahoo.com/戰爭與和平-還有碳排-被忽略的軍事部門碳足跡-143509126.html

NDR (Norddeutscher Rundfunk)

Klimakiller Militär

https://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/info/Klimakiller-Militaer-Tag-259-261,audio1252218.html

Al Jazeera

It’s high time to defuse the military carbon bomb

https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2022/11/25/military-carbon-bomb

It’s high time to defuse the military carbon bomb — #AJOpinion by @nickbuxton ⤵️

🔗: https://t.co/CJFNs21vVF pic.twitter.com/keuJyjzrLm
— Al Jazeera English (@AJEnglish) November 25, 2022

Geneva Solutions

What if countries spent less on conflict and more on climate?

https://genevasolutions.news/peace-humanitarian/what-if-countries-spent-less-on-conflict-and-more-on-climate

Agencia EFE

Los países más ricos destinan treinta veces más al gasto militar que al clima

https://eldinero.com.do/213530/los-paises-mas-ricos-destinan-treinta-veces-mas-al-gasto-militar-que-al-clima/

Democracy Now

“Climate Collateral”: How Military Spending Fuels Environmental Damage

https://www.democracynow.org/2022/11/16/military_spending_worsens_environmental_damage_transnational

El Nacional

COP27: Els països més rics destinen 30 vegades més a despesa militar que al clima

https://www.elnacional.cat/ca/internacional/cop27-paisos-rics-destinen-30-vegades-despesa-militar-clima_917142_102.html

Morning Star

World’s richest nations spending 30 times more on their armed forces than on supporting countries at high risk to climate crisis

https://morningstaronline.co.uk/article/b/world-richest-nations-spending-30-times-more-on-their-armed-forces-than-on-supporting-countries-at-high-risk-to-climate-crisis

NATO Watch

COP27, NATO and the war in Ukraine

https://natowatch.org/sites/default/files/2022-11/nato_watch_briefing_99_cp27_nato_and_war_in_ukraine.pdf [PDF]

La Svolta

Lotta alla crisi climatica? I ricchi preferiscono le armi

https://www.lasvolta.it/4473/lotta-alla-crisi-climatica-i-ricchi-preferiscono-le-armi

ECOR Network

Effetti collaterali climatici: come la spesa militare accelera la crisi climatica/2

https://ecor.network/saggi/effetti-collaterali-climatici-come-la-spesa-militare-accelera-la-crisi-climatica-2/

Rebelión

La banca y el negocio de la guerra: respuestas del activismo social

https://rebelion.org/la-banca-y-el-negocio-de-la-guerra-respuestas-del-activismo-social/

InfoAut

Spesa militare e collasso climatico

https://www.infoaut.org/approfondimenti/spesa-militare-e-collasso-climatico

KALW Public Media / 91.7 FM Bay Area

One Planet Series: How military spending accelerates climate breakdown

https://www.kalw.org/show/your-call/2022-11-21/one-planet-series-how-military-spending-accelerates-climate-breakdown

Medicine, Conflict and Survival Journal

Editorial: COP27 and the military–industrial complex: no more sidestepping the military emissions gap

https://doi.org/10.1080/13623699.2022.2151076

Twitter

Grateful to @TNInstitute for connecting the dots between militarism and the climate crisis, with #Egypt as a harrowing case study. #Cop27 #FreeThemAll https://t.co/urqE1oIZ7F
— Naomi Klein (@NaomiAKlein) November 14, 2022

★ Other ★

Deutsche Welle

Ukraine war threatens climate targets

https://www.dw.com/en/ukraine-war-threatens-climate-targets/a-62185483

https://twitter.com/dw_environment/status/1540336189349122056

Massive global military emissions often go unreported. That could change as the G7 meets and addresses the impacts of a Ukrainian conflict fueled by Russian oil and gas.https://t.co/JAFMXjCfOd
— DW News (@dwnews) June 26, 2022

From Poverty to Power Development (Oxfam) Blog

Guest blog at From Poverty to Power (Oxfam)

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Deutsche Welle

Scorched earth: The climate impact of conflict

https://www.dw.com/en/the-bootprint-of-war-carbon-emissions/a-57682807

https://twitter.com/dw_environment/status/1400001740301291520

KPMG

The greening of defence

https://kpmg.com/ca/en/home/insights/2022/02/greening-of-defence.html

The Environment (Magazine)

Our new piece in the latest issue of The Environment magazine

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★ ‘Climate in the Crosshairs’ Report ★

★ SB60 BONN 2024 ★

★ March GST / ‘Climate Crossfire’ Report ★

♦♦♦ 2023 ♦♦♦

★ COP28 ★

★ Report ‘Climate Crossfire’ ★

★ Bonn Climate Conference / Global Stocktake ★

★ Other ★

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★ COP27 ★

★ Other ★

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