Videos – The Military Emissions Gap

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COP29 | Measuring climate impacts across the cycle of armed conflicts

This event launched a novel methodology for estimating conflict emissions, using examples from Ukraine and Gaza. Speakers included representatives from the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Natural Resources of Ukraine, Initiative on GHG Accounting of War, Queen Mary University of London, and CEOBS.

Ellie Kinney18.12.24

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COP29 | Transparent military emissions reporting and the path to military decarbonisation

Speakers from CEOBS, the Ministry of Defence of the Republic of Slovenia, Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, DCAF – Geneva Centre for Security Sector Governance, and the Climate Change Performance Index explore the topic of military emissions from a range of perspectives.

Ellie Kinney18.12.24

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DW Planet A | The biggest blindspot of climate change

This informative and accessible video from DW explores military emissions as one of the biggest blindspots of climate change, and what we can do to change this.

Ellie Kinney23.02.24

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COP28 | Climate Damage of Russia’s war in Ukraine and the knowledge gap on conflict and military emissions

At COP28, speakers from the Conflict and Environment Observatory, Ecoaction, Ukraine, and Initative on the GHG Accounting of War outline the state of military emissions reporting and the environmental and climate imapacts of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, as well as the ambition of a green recovery.

Ellie Kinney04.12.23

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MEG Conference 2023 | Panel 3: Understanding wartime emissions: lessons from Ukraine

Russia’s war in Ukraine has contributed to unprecedented interest in the emissions footprint of armed conflicts, encouraging novel efforts to comprehensively estimate its emissions. Emissions from the war zone, and its impact on emissions elsewhere were estimated for the first 12 months of war. This panel will discuss the initial results, and the numerous challenges in determining impact emissions sources,…

Ellie Kinney27.09.23

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MEG Conference 2023 | Panel 2: From bases to bombers: assessing the military’s organisational emissions

Scope 1 and 2 emissions are at the heart of the military carbon footprint. These encompass the fuel use of all military vehicles – on land, in the air, and on or in water – and the energy use of military bases – including direct heating and electricity use. This panel will examine key data, identifying emerging lessons for emissions…

Ellie Kinney27.09.23

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MEG Conference 2023 | Panel 1: An overview of the military carbon footprint

In this introductory session, a panel of experts will outline the sources of military emissions throughout the entire lifecycle.

Ellie Kinney27.09.23

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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

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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

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UK Defence Committee | Defence and Climate Change Inquiry Evidence

The UK House of Commons Defence Committee is conducting an inquiry into ‘Defence and Climate Change’. Linsey Cottrell, Environmental Policy Officer at The Conflict and Environment Observatory, and Dr Stuart Parkinson, Executive Director at Scientists for Global Responsibility, were invited to give evidence on 24th January 2023, focusing on the Ministry of Defence's emissions.

Ellie Kinney21.02.23

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COP27 | Dealing with military and conflict related emissions under the UNFCCC

This COP27 side event is co-hosted by the Government of Ukraine and The Catholic Agency for Overseas Development (CAFOD). At this event, Ukraine launched a new methodology to measure the emissions resulting from Russia's invasion, and speakers discusses how this so far ignored issue can be dealt with under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement.

Ellie Kinney14.12.22

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CEOBS | COP27 virtual panel: Military Emissions Gap annual update 2022

In this virtual panel discussion, we launch our annual update on the state of military greenhouse gas reporting to the UNFCCC, alongside our framework for tracking military emissions. The panel also discusses an innovative new methodology to estimate global military emissions, and learns how Green Korea United are holding their Government to account.

Ellie Kinney14.12.22

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