The COP where we began talking about conflict emissions
Ellie Kinney landed at COP27 in Sharm el-Sheikh on a mission to advocate for better reporting of military greenhouse gas emissions, here’s what she found.
Reverberating civilian and environmental harm from explosive weapons use in Gaza
In a collaboration between Airwars and CEOBS, we explore the immediate and reverberating consequences of the use explosive weapons during the 11 day conflict in Gaza in May 2021.
Liberals and conservatives block military emissions call in European Parliament
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.
New estimate: global military is responsible for more emissions than Russia
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.
Report: Estimating the military’s global greenhouse gas emissions
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.
Policy brief: Military greenhouse gas emissions – transparency, reporting and action
A concise policy brief on military and conflict greenhouse gas emissions with recommendations for states on reporting and mitigating them.
Nature | Decarbonize the military — mandate emissions reporting
CEOBS worked with our academic partners in the Military Emissions Gap to produce a Nature commentary ahead of COP27.
COP27 virtual panel: Military Emissions Gap annual update 2022
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.