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The toll of the Iran war on human life and security is much discussed but there is another dimension: its environmental impact. Vanessa Spedding reports.
4 May 2026
Come to SGR's free online workshop with four guest speakers and a discussion session.
10.00-13.00 (UK time)
Blogs
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
Journal articles
Andrew Simms, SGR, charts a potentially lethal alignment of wealth, power and political interests in the fossil fuel and information industries, with AI entrenching and accelerating existing bias and inequalities.
20 April 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 rising; US nuclear weapons in the UK; the carbon footprint of major sporting events; the AI surge; the legacy of chemical weapons; 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.