Media – Page 3 – The Military Emissions Gap

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BBC | Nato and climate change: How big is the problem?

It is no secret that militaries use arsenals of gas-guzzling equipment - like armoured vehicles and aircraft - which are sometimes hauled along with troops around the world. But getting accurate data on their environmental impact is notoriously difficult.

Doug Weir15.06.21

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Reuters | Analysis: With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat

Facing a battle against global warming, NATO has for the first time made it a central focus of planning and strategy. Leaders of the Western military alliance are set on Monday to agree on a climate action plan to make their armed forces carbon-neutral by 2050, and to adapt to threats posed by global warming.

Doug Weir14.06.21

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DW | Scorched earth: The climate impact of conflict

Militaries around the world are under pressure to rapidly reduce their own outsized carbon "bootprint" to help limit global heating — and future climate conflict.

Doug Weir28.05.21

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Defense News | British military aircraft must hit net-zero carbon target by 2040, says Air Force chief

The United Kingdom has set a requirement that its Royal Air Force have net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. But according to Air Chief Marshal Mike Wigston, the service needs to work under the assumption that it has to hit that target a decade earlier.

Doug Weir04.05.21

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The Economist | The men in green (paywall)

The West’s armies are getting more serious about climate change. They are beginning to realise how much they are part of the problem

Doug Weir27.04.21

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