Media Release: NATO’s Spending Boom Puts Climate Targets at Risk, New Briefing Warns

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A new analysis by the Transnational Institute, Tipping Point North South and Stop Wapenhandel,  released the week of the NATO summit in the Netherlands, shows that the Alliance’s rapid military build‑up is already undermining global climate goals and threatening to divert trillions from clean‑energy investment. Since 2021, NATO nations have raised their combined defence budgets … Continue reading Media Release: NATO’s Spending Boom Puts Climate Targets at Risk, New Briefing Warns

Guardian News – Military Emissions

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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”

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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

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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