This paper critically examines UK Ministry of Defence claims over reducing greenhouse gas emissions from its UK military bases. It is found that the MOD is on course to exceed these targets, but that is only because the targets are very weak and undemanding.
Bonn Climate Change Conference side event on how the UNFCCC’s Global Stocktake could help close the military and conflict emissions gap.
Report mapping out EU military environmental policies and “greening” initiatives, including the extent to which environmental performance reporting is made publicly available. The review also draws on direct feedback from EU defence ministries on their environmental policies, as well as from other stakeholders with an interest in military environmental policy.
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.
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.
