The Military Emissions Gap
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We monitor and analyse military and conflict emissions data and advocate for accountability for the military's contribution to the climate crisis, a @ceobs.org project. www.militaryemissions.org
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New data reveals the Military Emissions Gap is growing wider - CEOBS
Our 2025 analysis of UNFCCC military emissions data reveals that reporting is getting worse and is undermining climate accounting and goals.
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Our new analysis finds that military spending and GHG emissions are rising but national emissions reporting to the #UNFCCC is getting worse.
Some major military spenders have stopped reporting, including the US, Russia and China.
ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
Some major military spenders have stopped reporting, including the US, Russia and China.
ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
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As #Ukraine announced that it will seek climate damage reparations from Russia, we spoke to Time about the climatic and wider environmental impact of war time.com/7335449/ukra...
Why War Is So Bad For Emissions
Ukraine plans to seek nearly $44 billion in climate damages from Russia for emissions caused by the ongoing war.
time.com
November 21, 2025 at 7:48 AM
As #Ukraine announced that it will seek climate damage reparations from Russia, we spoke to Time about the climatic and wider environmental impact of war time.com/7335449/ukra...
“We have to prioritise #ClimateAction even in a time marked by war and conflict.”
Well done #Denmark.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Well done #Denmark.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Why Denmark is the most climate ambitious country
Denmark announces incredibly ambitious climate targets at this year’s COP30
www.euronews.com
November 20, 2025 at 9:14 AM
“We have to prioritise #ClimateAction even in a time marked by war and conflict.”
Well done #Denmark.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
Well done #Denmark.
www.euronews.com/green/2025/1...
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New report reveals even the most transparent nations are only reporting a tiny fraction of their true military carbon footprint...
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Military greenhouse gas emissions reporting: how reliable is it?
This report investigates the problem of the underreporting of military greenhouse gas emissions. Using data from the United Nations and national government reports, it highlights systematic problems w...
www.sgr.org.uk
November 18, 2025 at 12:53 PM
New report reveals even the most transparent nations are only reporting a tiny fraction of their true military carbon footprint...
www.sgr.org.uk/publications...
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If armed forces were a country, they’d be the 4th-largest emitter.
COP30 Bulletin Day 8: Draft decision draws battle lines on fossil fuel transition, finance and trade
Countries are working on a “Mutirão” decision that will be at the heart of a Belém political package to drive forward multilateral climate action
buff.ly
November 18, 2025 at 5:30 PM
If armed forces were a country, they’d be the 4th-largest emitter.
At COP30, Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Environment & Agriculture has announced a $43 billion claim from Russia for the climate damage caused by the invasion, based on conflict emissions calculations by the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War.
November 18, 2025 at 6:33 PM
At COP30, Ukraine’s Ministry of Economy, Environment & Agriculture has announced a $43 billion claim from Russia for the climate damage caused by the invasion, based on conflict emissions calculations by the Initiative on GHG Accounting of War.
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At COP30, military emissions continue to be left off the UNFCCC agenda. Through our side event, we were proud to address the intersection between climate, conflict and militaries directly, alongside @qmul.bsky.social, @sipri.org, @ecodiya.bsky.social, HI, and the Initiative on GHG Accounting on War.
November 14, 2025 at 9:19 PM
At COP30, military emissions continue to be left off the UNFCCC agenda. Through our side event, we were proud to address the intersection between climate, conflict and militaries directly, alongside @qmul.bsky.social, @sipri.org, @ecodiya.bsky.social, HI, and the Initiative on GHG Accounting on War.
New #COP30 @thewaronclimate.bsky.social policy brief exploring the #UNFCCC’s military emissions reporting blind spot, how rising military spending is exacerbating the problem and what needs to be done to address it: ceobs.org/briefing-acc... Recommendations🧵1/4
Briefing: Accounting for the uncounted: The global climate impact of militaries - CEOBS
The UNFCCC has a military GHG emissions accounting blind spot, this is what needs to be done to address it.
ceobs.org
November 13, 2025 at 5:21 PM
New #COP30 @thewaronclimate.bsky.social policy brief exploring the #UNFCCC’s military emissions reporting blind spot, how rising military spending is exacerbating the problem and what needs to be done to address it: ceobs.org/briefing-acc... Recommendations🧵1/4
As #COP30 kicks off in Belém, here’s where you can find
@ceobs.org and friends across the next two weeks:
@ceobs.org and friends across the next two weeks:
November 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
As #COP30 kicks off in Belém, here’s where you can find
@ceobs.org and friends across the next two weeks:
@ceobs.org and friends across the next two weeks:
Les armées du monde entier alertent sur la nécessité urgente de se réarmer, alors que le dérèglement climatique devient une menace majeure pour la sécurité, même si leurs propres émissions de carbone continuent d'augmenter. www.bbc.com/afrique/arti... #COP30
Pourquoi augmenter le budget militaire est néfaste pour le climat - BBC News Afrique
Les armées du monde entier sont en train de se réarmer, ce qui a un coût environnemental énorme.
www.bbc.com
November 11, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Les armées du monde entier alertent sur la nécessité urgente de se réarmer, alors que le dérèglement climatique devient une menace majeure pour la sécurité, même si leurs propres émissions de carbone continuent d'augmenter. www.bbc.com/afrique/arti... #COP30
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Wars affecting every corner of the globe, military spending at a record high, and 1.5 degrees breached. Our #COP30 preview wonders what, if anything, will be delivered on conflict, climate and militarism. ceobs.org/cop30-what-t...
COP30: What to expect on conflict, climate and militarism - CEOBS
COP30 is taking place against a backdrop of wars and rising military spending, what will it deliver on conflict, climate and militarism?
ceobs.org
November 10, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Wars affecting every corner of the globe, military spending at a record high, and 1.5 degrees breached. Our #COP30 preview wonders what, if anything, will be delivered on conflict, climate and militarism. ceobs.org/cop30-what-t...
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#Military spending and GHG emissions are rising but reporting is getting worse.
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
New data reveals the Military Emissions Gap is growing wider - CEOBS
Our 2025 analysis of UNFCCC military emissions data reveals that reporting is getting worse and is undermining climate accounting and goals.
ceobs.org
November 7, 2025 at 12:37 PM
#Military spending and GHG emissions are rising but reporting is getting worse.
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
Our new analysis finds that the the top three military spenders are either no longer reporting emissions to the #UNFCCC (US and China), or the data is useless (Russia): ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
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It's #EnvConflictDay; we're making progress but the challenges are huge.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
November 6, 2025 at 11:56 AM
It's #EnvConflictDay; we're making progress but the challenges are huge.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
More people are aware and care than ever before but the rules that are supposed to protect the environment in war are broken daily, and it's people and ecosystems paying the cost.
Our new analysis finds that military spending and GHG emissions are rising but national emissions reporting to the #UNFCCC is getting worse.
Some major military spenders have stopped reporting, including the US, Russia and China.
ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
Some major military spenders have stopped reporting, including the US, Russia and China.
ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
New data reveals the Military Emissions Gap is growing wider - CEOBS
Our 2025 analysis of UNFCCC military emissions data reveals that reporting is getting worse and is undermining climate accounting and goals.
ceobs.org
November 6, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Our new analysis finds that military spending and GHG emissions are rising but national emissions reporting to the #UNFCCC is getting worse.
Some major military spenders have stopped reporting, including the US, Russia and China.
ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
Some major military spenders have stopped reporting, including the US, Russia and China.
ceobs.org/new-data-rev... #COP30
A welcome #COP30 preview on military and conflict emissions. NATO declined to comment for it, a rather different tone than in the Stoltenburg era... www.spglobal.com/commodity-in...
www.spglobal.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:56 PM
A welcome #COP30 preview on military and conflict emissions. NATO declined to comment for it, a rather different tone than in the Stoltenburg era... www.spglobal.com/commodity-in...
Failing to count the GHG emissions from conflicts "underreports and distorts our understanding of global warming and undermines the ability of the international community to tackle its causes." theconversation.com/how-wars-rav...
How wars ravage the environment – and what international law is doing about it
International law is starting to reflect a growing global consensus on the need to recognise the climate effects of armed conflicts.
theconversation.com
November 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Failing to count the GHG emissions from conflicts "underreports and distorts our understanding of global warming and undermines the ability of the international community to tackle its causes." theconversation.com/how-wars-rav...
In a new post on @ceobs.org, Usman Ali explains how South Asia is being hard hit by the #ClimateCrisis but #India and #Pakistan's security postures are diverting money from adaptation and contributing to emissions: ceobs.org/militarisati...
Militarisation and the climate crisis in South Asia - CEOBS
Pakistan and India are increasing military spending and emissions, even as South Asia is being hit by the effects of the climate crisis.
ceobs.org
November 5, 2025 at 8:50 AM
In a new post on @ceobs.org, Usman Ali explains how South Asia is being hard hit by the #ClimateCrisis but #India and #Pakistan's security postures are diverting money from adaptation and contributing to emissions: ceobs.org/militarisati...
Militaries are betting on SAF as a bridging fuel. A new @carbontracker.bsky.social report finds that even if all existing, under development and announced projects operate at full capacity, production would only supply around 5% of global jet fuel demand by 2030 carbontracker.org/sustainable-...
Sustainable fuel alone unlikely to decarbonise the aviation industry
Carbon Tracker finds SAF faces material limits on scale, cost and sustainability.
London, 30 October– SAF cannot deliver on its promise this decade.
A new report from Carbon Tracker, Fuel...
carbontracker.org
November 4, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Militaries are betting on SAF as a bridging fuel. A new @carbontracker.bsky.social report finds that even if all existing, under development and announced projects operate at full capacity, production would only supply around 5% of global jet fuel demand by 2030 carbontracker.org/sustainable-...
Rheinmetall's proposed Giga PtX project aims to establish a Europe-wide network of several hundred modular e-fuel production plants; capable of producing 5-7,000 tonnes of military use diesel, marine diesel, or kerosene/facility/year.
www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/new...
www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/new...
Rheinmetall builds synthetic fuel plants with technology champions
Rheinmetall and partners realize Giga PtX project as general contractor decentralized e-fuel production ensures strategic energy self-sufficiency for troops.
www.rheinmetall.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Rheinmetall's proposed Giga PtX project aims to establish a Europe-wide network of several hundred modular e-fuel production plants; capable of producing 5-7,000 tonnes of military use diesel, marine diesel, or kerosene/facility/year.
www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/new...
www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/new...
Did you ever wonder why politicians and militaries talk up the use of small modular reactors? Military dependence on civil #nuclear industries is a key factor. theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
The hidden military pressures behind the new push for small nuclear reactors
If billions are being invested to power submarines not homes, the public deserves to know.
theconversation.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Did you ever wonder why politicians and militaries talk up the use of small modular reactors? Military dependence on civil #nuclear industries is a key factor. theconversation.com/the-hidden-m...
ICYMI last week retired senior military personnel call for spending renewable energy to be counted as defence expenditure under the NATO GDP spending pledges. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
Renewable energy investment should come from defence budgets, say retired military leaders
Former European officers say spending on low-carbon power would make nations more resilient to threats from potential aggressors
www.theguardian.com
October 28, 2025 at 11:52 AM
ICYMI last week retired senior military personnel call for spending renewable energy to be counted as defence expenditure under the NATO GDP spending pledges. www.theguardian.com/environment/...
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New paper suggests that the GHG emissions for a decade of reconstruction in #Ukraine would be 741 Mt CO2, 4x Ukraine’s pre-war annual territorial emissions. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
October 22, 2025 at 9:57 AM
New paper suggests that the GHG emissions for a decade of reconstruction in #Ukraine would be 741 Mt CO2, 4x Ukraine’s pre-war annual territorial emissions. iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1...
Whether they like it or not, militaries face a future of low carbon warfare, and without change, they risk being locked into outdated technologies even as global energy systems shift, argues @duncandepledge.bsky.social. 🦕
www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...
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Loughborough expert warns UK military must prepare for the possibility of “low-carbon warfare”
A small ‘vanguard’ group inside the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has been trying to develop a new vision of ‘low-carbon warfare’ in response to emerging climate and energy transition risks, according to ...
www.lboro.ac.uk
October 22, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Whether they like it or not, militaries face a future of low carbon warfare, and without change, they risk being locked into outdated technologies even as global energy systems shift, argues @duncandepledge.bsky.social. 🦕
www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...
www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...
#EU green transition and defence policies are at times contradictory, e.g. exempting military spending from the “do no significant climate harm” principle. This @ecfr.eu report instead argues that the two areas can be mutually reinforcing ecfr.eu/publication/...
It’s not easy being green: Breaking Europe’s climate spending deadlock
The EU’s next budget will shape its future. Member states must strike a grand bargain to decarbonise Europe and, by extension, drive EU security and competitiveness.
ecfr.eu
October 21, 2025 at 7:56 AM
#EU green transition and defence policies are at times contradictory, e.g. exempting military spending from the “do no significant climate harm” principle. This @ecfr.eu report instead argues that the two areas can be mutually reinforcing ecfr.eu/publication/...
The climate crisis is increasing the risk from wildfires on military training ranges, even as increased military spending may increase training intensity and militaries explore the potential of lands to sequester carbon, offsetting their emissions 1/2 www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...
Ninth blaze of year burns at Marine Corps rifle range on Okinawa
A fire on Oct. 10 scorched about 400,000 square feet at a Marine Corps rifle range at Camp Hansen in northern Okinawa.
www.stripes.com
October 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
The climate crisis is increasing the risk from wildfires on military training ranges, even as increased military spending may increase training intensity and militaries explore the potential of lands to sequester carbon, offsetting their emissions 1/2 www.stripes.com/theaters/asi...
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How's your autumn going? Intense? Us too.
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇
October 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
How's your autumn going? Intense? Us too.
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇
It's always our busiest time of the year thanks to all the international events that take place.
They are amazing opportunities to speak up on conflict and the environment but it's A LOT. Right now we're two down, five to go. 👇