Publications

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

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. 

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. 

January 2026 

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

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. 

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.

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. 

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.

February 2025