Ellie Kinney explores how liberal and conservative MEPs blocked an initiative that would have contributed towards improving European military emissions reporting in the run up to COP27.
As the impact of the climate crisis continues to grow, rapid emissions cuts are becoming ever more urgent. Our new report finds that militaries may be responsible for 5.5% of global emissions – a proportion so great that it can no longer be ignored.
In this joint study with Scientists for Global Responsibility, we provide updated estimates for global and regional military GHG emissions, finding that the total military carbon footprint is approximately 5.5% of global emissions.
A concise policy brief on military and conflict greenhouse gas emissions with recommendations for states on reporting and mitigating them.
CEOBS worked with our academic partners in the Military Emissions Gap to produce a Nature commentary ahead of COP27.
Join us as we launch our annual update on the state of military greenhouse gas reporting, plus an advance look at the first ever global military emissions estimate.
Using the example of Ukraine, this paper explores how remote data collection and data from mine action operations can be used to better address the environmental consequences of the use of explosive weapons.
RUSI invited CEOBS to collaborate on a series of podcasts looking at the steps that the UK Ministry of Defence and the industries that support it are taking to address and reduce their environmental footprint.
