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As Artemis II launches, Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, debates the environmental impacts of human space flight - and related ethical issues - on BBC Radio 4's 'The Moral Maze'.
2 April 2026
Dr Philip Inglesant, SGR, looks at key developments in the civilian Artificial Intelligence industry over the past year, especially the massive spending increases, the rapid expansion in the number of data centres, and the continued deregulation. He points to numerous problems ahead.
24 March 2026
Blogs
Laura Shewan, SGR, looks at the major expansion of military involvement currently underway in British schools – and questions the motivation of both the government and the arms industry.
11 March 2026
Journal articles
Bryony Maskell reflects on developments in the hundred years since chemical weapons fell under the first effective international prohibition treaty.
10 February 2026
Presentations
Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, summarises the latest estimates of how military carbon emissions are rising across the world, as spending surges.
23 February 2026
SGR's annual journal. Features include: Polluter and cyber elites; Military carbon emissions; US nuclear weapons in the UK; Carbon footprint of sport; The AI surge; The legacy of chemical weapons, a century on from the ban; Disciplining dissent: UK universities, the arms industry and protest.
The journal comes with membership of SGR and keeps you up-to-date with our activities.
April 2026
Sport has become a billboard for overconsumption. This webpage lists SGR's main outputs on the carbon footprint of sport, including reports and articles. There is a particular focus on the role of high-carbon sponsorship and air travel.
SGR's research highlights the catastrophic risks posed by nuclear weapons, including the UK's. Our work has been used by ICAN, recipient of the 2017 Nobel Peace Prize. Our view is that the continued development and deployment of nuclear weapons is contrary to responsible science and technology.