Publications

This in-depth report examines the carbon reduction plans for the militaries of 26 nations, mainly from Europe and North America. The findings give much cause for concern.

July 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

This short technical paper is a response to ‘On the Problem of Military GHG Emissions Assessment’. It discusses estimates of the global military carbon footprint and the methodologies used to create those estimates. 

Stuart Parkinson 

March 2026

This report assesses the carbon footprint of the Winter Olympics, especially looking at the extra emissions induced by sponsorship deals with high carbon corporations. It summarises the most effective ways to reduce Olympic emissions, and their impacts. 

Stuart Parkinson and Andrew Simms

January 2026 

This report details the full extent to which military greenhouse gas emissions are under-reported in UN statistics and national government reports. 

Stuart Parkinson 

November 2025

With military spending climbing rapidly around the world, this report assesses and compares the results of 11 recent studies which have tried to estimate how such spending rises will impact greenhouse gas emissions. 

Stuart Parkinson 

September 2025

This report analyses the growth in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the expansion of the men's football World Cup Finals from 2026 onwards, induced emissions from related high-carbon sponsorship deals, and the likely climate risks at the 2026 tournament. 

Stuart Parkinson, Samran Ali and Freddie Daley

July 2025

This report analyses both the growth in greenhouse gas emissions caused by the recent expansion of European club football competitions and induced emissions from related high-carbon sponsorship deals. 

Freddie Daley and Stuart Parkinson

May 2025

This in-depth report estimates the global carbon footprint of the football sector, including greenhouse gas emissions from: stadiums; travel; merchandise; and sponsorship deals with high carbon corporations. The total emissions are estimated to be equivalent to the whole nation of Austria, with sponsorship emissions being the largest share. 

Stuart Parkinson with Andrew Simms

February 2025