Why militaries can no longer ignore climate change
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Why militaries can no longer ignore climate change
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The world’s militaries are incredibly polluting, collectively accounting for some 5.5% of global emissions. Western economies are now gearing up for a big expansion of their militaries, with members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) agreeing to increase defense spending to 5% of their gross domestic product by 2035. That will commit trillions of dollars more to an enormously carbon intensive industry, unless militaries can find a way to reduce their emissions. This week on Zero, Akshat Rathi asks retired Lieutenant General Richard Nugee, author of the UK Ministry of Defence’s climate change report: Can warfare go green?
Explore further:
- Defense Budgets Need to Fight War and Climate Change, Experts Say
- Richard Nugee’s Climate Report
- Estimating the Military’s Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
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