Linsey Cottrell outlines the problems with military emissions reporting and advocates for change within the UNFCCC.
Ellie Kinney13.06.23
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
“Military greening” is receiving growing attention, so in 2022, we examined the environmental policies of EU militaries, and how easy it was to measure performance against them. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has radically changed military priorities, and increased military spending, but with the triple planetary crises of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution accelerating, it remains vital that efforts to…
Ellie Kinney24.01.23
A month on from COP27, Ellie Kinney reflects on her time in Sharm El-Sheikh. Ellie landed at the COP with our newly published policy brief, and with a mission to advocate for better reporting of military greenhouse gas emissions.
Ellie Kinney20.12.22
Pressure from campaigners, researchers and journalists has been instrumental in driving climate action by states and large corporations. Climate action tracking websites and reports play a vital role in informing this process but as Ellie Kinney writes, the leading climate tracking sites are silent on military emissions.
Ellie Kinney02.09.22
NATO has pledged to reduce its instituational emissions but won't publish the methodology it will use to count them. Doug Weir argues that this lack of transparency underscores the importance of military emissions instead being addressed by the UNFCCC.
Ellie Kinney30.06.22
What sources of greenhouse gas emissions should militaries be tracking and reporting on? Ellie Kinney introduces a CEOBS report that examines military emissions in both peacetime and during conflicts.
Doug Weir22.06.22
This post explores the US Department of Defense’s relationship with the UNFCCC during the Clinton era, based on declassified documents. It includes views of President Clinton’s closest advisers and shows the importance to the U.S. delegation of exemptions won in Kyoto in 1997.
Ellie Kinney27.05.22
In the same week that Russia sent its troops into Ukraine, the International Panel on Climate Change produced its latest report, indicating that 50 percent of all the inhabitants of this planet will be impacted to severely impacted by climate change with current global warming trends by 2040. Even an event as catastrophic in humanitarian and political terms as Putin’s…
Doug Weir11.03.22
Military plans to electrify fleets as part of their energy and climate mitigation strategies will increase demand for batteries, and the raw materials for their production. However, forthcoming EU battery legislation contains a blanket exemption for military batteries. In this post, Piotr Barczak and Linsey Cottrell argue why removing it is a question of credibility for militaries touting their sustainability…
Doug Weir08.02.22
Using declassified documents and contemporary reports this post explores the advocacy by US negotiators in Kyoto for national security exemptions during and after the climate change conference.
Doug Weir21.01.22
2021 has been an extraordinary year for the campaign to hold militaries accountable for their contribution to the climate emergency, in this post Doug Weir takes stock of where we are, and how we can build on the achievements of COP26.
Doug Weir02.12.21