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Category Archives: Blog

Aug182023

Reflections on the UK Defence and Climate Change report

Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy Eoghan DarbyshireAugust 18, 2023

A RAF Typhoon takes part in air defence training over the Baltic region in May 2022. The RAF has set an ambitious target to reach net-zero by 2040, but there are no consistent milestone or targets across other UK Commands. (Credit: NATO) The UK House of Commons Defence Committee has released the Defence and Climate…

Jul182023

NATO’s GHG emissions tracking methodology – a small step forward?

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsJuly 18, 2023

NATO’s Vilnius summit saw the publication of three new documents on climate action, including its long-awaited Greenhouse Gases Emission Mapping and Analytical Methodology. In this post, Ellie Kinney examines the summit’s climate outputs and their context.

Apr32023

The IPCC’S missing military emissions

Blog, Blog, Military emissions blogs, Projects, SliderBy ConEnvObsApril 3, 2023

The IPCC’s failure to mention military or conflict emissions in its recent synthesis report points to a deeper problem. Ellie Kinney explains why solving it will require a concerted effort from states, researchers and civil society.

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.

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