Ellie Kinney – Page 4 – The Military Emissions Gap

Videos

MEG Conference 2023 | Panel 4: Military carbon footprints: how do we decarbonise?

Decarbonising the military will require a combination of mitigation solutions, including developing and adopting new technologies, use of nature-based solutions across the military estate, education, behavioural change and even rethinking military strategy. This panel will discuss the broad and diverse range of possible mitigation actions, and the challenges of implementing them.

Ellie Kinney26.09.23

Academic papers

Journal of Environmental Management | Prolonged war reverses carbon emissions from an early decline to a late increase – Evidence from Syria

Given that war can have a serious impact on the climate, this article is aimed to discuss the impact of warfare on carbon emissions by examining changes in CO2 before and during the war in Syria based on the kaya constant equation and the LMDI decomposition method.

Ellie Kinney12.09.23

Media

Politico | There’s a Battle Over Carbon Emerging from the War in Ukraine

A new international effort is working to hold Russia accountable for the climate impact of its invasion - Sebastien Malo covers this for Politico.

Ellie Kinney03.09.23

Articles

CEOBS | Reflections on the UK Defence and Climate Change report

The UK House of Commons Defence Committee has released the Defence and Climate Change report, following their inquiry launched in May 2022. The report found that the UK MoD can ‘do much more to measure and reduce its carbon emissions, without eroding military capacity’. Linsey Cottrell provides a brief summary of the report findings and welcomes the recommendations calling for more demanding targets,…

Ellie Kinney18.08.23

Articles

EJIL: Talk! | Whose emissions are these anyway? The Paris Agreement and greenhouse gas emissions emanating from occupied territories: a case study of Ukraine, Georgia and Russia

This blog post from Yiokasti Mouratidi explores the question of emissions emanating from occupied territories by undertaking a case study on the positions taken by Ukraine and Georgia, as States facing occupation on their territories, and Russia, as the respective occupying power. It thereafter maps out existing international law principles that could assist in establishing an objective approach towards this.

Ellie Kinney26.07.23

Articles

CEOBS | NATO’s GHG emissions tracking methodology – a small step forward?

NATO’s Vilnius summit saw the publication of three new documents on climate action, including its long-awaited Greenhouse Gases Emission Mapping and Analytical Methodology. In this post, Ellie Kinney examines the summit’s climate outputs and their context.

Ellie Kinney18.07.23

Reports

US Department of Defense | Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

This report is the Department’s inaugural enterprise-wide greenhouse gas emissions reduction plan and describes strategies for both military installations and operations, aiming to enhance capability while increasing the readiness and resilience of the force.

Ellie Kinney10.07.23

Articles

Green European Journal | Military Emissions Are a Black Box

Linsey Cottrell outlines the problems with military emissions reporting and advocates for change within the UNFCCC.

Ellie Kinney13.06.23

Reports

Common Wealth & Climate + Community Project | Less War, Less Warming: A Reparative Approach to US and UK Military Ecological Damages

The US and UK militaries are two of the institutions most responsible for climate crisis in the world. This report takes a reparative approach to account for their role in environmental breakdown.

Ellie Kinney11.06.23

Videos

UNFCCC SB58 | Closing the Global Stocktake’s military and conflict emissions gap

In this side event at the UNFCCC Bonn Climate Change Conference (June 2023), speakers from Initiative on GHG Accounting of war, Conflict and Environment Observatory, Perspectives Climate Group, and Tipping Point North South share the latest information on the military emissions reporting and the climate impacts of war.

Ellie Kinney07.06.23

Reports

NATO Energy Security Centre of Excellence | Greenhouse Gas Emission Reduction – Challenges and Opportunities for Green Defense

This report by Marju Kõrts aims to get further insight into the impact of climate change on military activities (infrastructure, installations and equipment) and its coping techniques.

Ellie Kinney04.04.23

Articles

CEOBS | The IPCC’S missing military emissions

The IPCC’s failure to mention military or conflict emissions in its recent synthesis report points to a deeper problem. Ellie Kinney explains why solving it will require a concerted effort from states, researchers and civil society. As the IPCC has made clear, the stakes couldn’t be higher.

Ellie Kinney03.04.23

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