This webinar, jointly hosted by the Transnational Institute, the Climate and Community Project, Win Without War, and Common Wealth, will present findings from recent reports on the scope and impact of emissions from militaries and related industries in the US, UK, and across NATO member states.
Media release: COP28: Moving Military Spending & Military Emissions up the Agenda
Media Release 21/11/2023 COP28: MOVING MILITARY SPENDING & MILITARY EMISSIONS UP THE AGENDA With the war in Ukraine far from over and Israel’s war with Hamas and Gaza bombardment, the topic of military emissions reporting and mitigation becomes ever more urgent. Tipping Point North South is building on its first COP contribution last year in … Continue reading Media release: COP28: Moving Military Spending & Military Emissions up the Agenda
Media release: NATO 2% SPENDING GOAL COULD DIVERT $2.6 TRILLION FROM CLIMATE FINANCE BY 2028
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.
New article published in Degrowth Journal
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
Bernie Sanders & 10% Cut to USA Defence Budget 2024
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/jul/24/the-pentagon-doesnt-need-886bn-i-oppose-this-bloated-defense-budget The proposed military budget that the Senate is now debating would increase defense spending by $28bn to over $886bn, an all-time record. The total is over $900bn if you include nuclear weapons spending through the Department of Energy.... Much of this additional military spending will go to line the pockets of hugely profitable defense … Continue reading Bernie Sanders & 10% Cut to USA Defence Budget 2024
Transform defence for sustainable human safety 