Responsible Science

SGR publishes in-depth reports and shorter briefings, mainly as part of its project work. Pdf copies can be downloaded from this section, while printed copies can be ordered from the SGR office.

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Military climate strategies: are they just greenwash?

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

A response to Bohigas et al

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

Olympics Torched

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

Military greenhouse gas emissions reporting: how reliable is it?

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

Military spending rises and greenhouse gas emissions: what does the research say?

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

FIFA’s Climate Blind Spot: The Men’s World Cup in a Warming World

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

Playing with the Planet: the climate cost of UEFA’s growth plan

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

Dirty Tackle: The growing carbon footprint of football

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

UK military GHG emissions and the Greening Government Commitments

This short technical paper critically examines the progress that the Ministry of Defence has made in meeting carbon targets at its UK military bases. It concludes that the 2025 targets are very weak, and emission reductions to date are mainly due to non-military action.

Stuart Parkinson

May 2023

Estimating the Military’s Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This report describes an innovative new methodology for estimating global and regional military greenhouse gas emissions, which suggests that the world’s militaries are responsible for 5.5% of global emissions - more than the whole of Russia.

Stuart Parkinson and Linsey Cottrell

November 2022

Reports and briefings