Militaries are high consumers of fossil fuels – and yet they are frequently exempt from publicly reporting their carbon emissions. A new report by SGR and CEOBS examines the size of the military carbon footprint in the EU. Stuart Parkinson and Linsey Cottrell report.
23 February 2021
Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) welcomes the entry into force of the UN Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, and calls on the UK government to support it.
22 January 2021
Presentations
In November 2020, the UK government announced a huge increase in military spending, a modest increase in climate change spending, and an enormous cut to the overseas aid budget. Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, looks at the implications for Britain's effort to tackle the climate crisis.
22 February 2021
Journal articles
As the world approaches the 'entry into force' of a new United Nations treaty banning nuclear weapons, Dr Philip Webber, SGR, summarises the key scientific and technological information on the current threat from these arms.
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Militaries are high consumers of fossil fuels – and yet they are frequently exempt from publicly reporting their carbon emissions. This report examines the size of the military carbon footprint in the EU.
February 2021