TPNS's Transform Defence project released two publications to mark these international weeks of action, and, notably, also to mark the UN Summit of the Future.
New publications & UN Summit of the Future
Global Week Of Action For Peace & Climate Justice
The annual week of action for peace and climate justice aims to raise awareness of the links between war, militarism and climate injustice. It also coincides with the UN Summit of the Future.
NATO’s Record Military Spending in 2023 Caused More GHG Emissions than Qatar
Embargoed: 00:01am CET, 9 July As NATO marks its 75th anniversary in Washington D.C. from 9-11 July 2024, new research shows that its record military expenditure of $1.34 trillion produces millions of tonnes of greenhouse emissions and diverts millions of dollars from climate finance. The research briefing, Climate in the Crosshairs,(1) produced by the international … Continue reading NATO’s Record Military Spending in 2023 Caused More GHG Emissions than Qatar
Presenting military emissions and spending to the Degrowth community
It was a pleasure to be part of the Joint Conference of the International Degrowth Research Networks and the European Society for Ecological Economics in Pontevedra, Spain 18 to 21 June 2024. With an attendance of more than 1100 people from 48 different countries, the conference had the participation of academics, activists, students and teachers of secondary … Continue reading Presenting military emissions and spending to the Degrowth community
Bonn Climate Conference attendance + arms industry tax & military spending filtering through
For our work on military emissions and military spending, it has become an important calendar moment and we attended our second Bonn conference in June 2024. We were able to deepen conversations started at previous gatherings (COP, Bonn, CAN International) as well as develop new climate finance conversations. Both military emissions and military spending were widely referenced and the latter gives hope we are making progress in getting it included in the climate finance debate.
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 