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Jan242023

Have EU military “greening” policies had any effect?

Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Projects, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJanuary 24, 2023

In this blog, Linsey Cottrell summarises the key findings from our report into the state of “greening” policies across EU militaries.

Dec152022

The COP where we began talking about conflict emissions

Blog, Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Projects, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsDecember 15, 2022

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.

Nov222022

Liberals and conservatives block military emissions call in European Parliament

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsNovember 22, 2022

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.

Nov102022

New estimate: global military is responsible for more emissions than Russia

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsNovember 10, 2022

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.

Sep72022

NATO emissions: Count them, cut them

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsSeptember 7, 2022

Ellie Kinney explains why we have launched a new campaign ahead of COP27 urging NATO to come clean on its military emissions reporting.

Sep12022

Climate trackers: join us in shining the spotlight on militaries

Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsSeptember 1, 2022

Climate action tracking websites and reports play a vital role in driving the climate action of states and corporations but as Ellie Kinney writes, the leading climate tracking sites remain silent on military emissions.

Jul262022

Integrating conflict pollution data collection into mine action

Blog, Blog, Project One, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsJuly 26, 2022

Mine action organisations could help protect communities from conflict pollution by integrating more environmental data collection into their activities. In this post Linsey Cottrell explores this idea, which was the focus of a recent panel event in Geneva.

Jun292022

NATO won’t say how it will count its carbon emissions

Blog, Blog, Military and the environment, Military emissions blogs, Projects, Slider, TopicBy ConEnvObsJune 29, 2022

It looks like NATO has pledged to reduce its institutional 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.

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You can find the complete briefing on the conflict's impact on the coastal and marine environment here: 9/9

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Ukraine conflict environmental briefing: The coastal and marine environment - CEOBS

CEOBS-Zoï Environment Network briefing exploring how the invasion is affecting coastal and marine ecosystems along the Black and Azov seas.

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... Hazardous wrecks must be identified and recorded, and the risks they pose monitored; so too damaged infrastructure and facilities on land that risk polluting the costal environment, some may require priority intervention to contain pollutants. 8/9

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We identified four priorities: Conflict parties must consider risks to the marine environment in prosecuting attacks on land and at sea; meanwhile Ukrainian conservationists and researchers need international support to monitor harm... 7/9

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To explore the threat of land-based pollution, we looked at #Mykolaiv and the Buh Estuary, tracking multiple pollution incidents, including a major sunflower oil spill and wastewater discharge from a damaged treatment plant. 6/9

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It may not all be negative. There have been huge reductions in shipping, and major shifts in fisheries. Nevertheless, #Ukraine has lost access to several MPAs, coastal PAs have been damaged and conservation activities have been badly affected. #biodiversity 5/9

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Chemical pollution sources at sea include oil slicks from civilian or naval wrecks; but it's also important to consider acoustic pollution from naval activities, which is known to impact cetaceans and other marine life. 4/9

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