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
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/...
www.lboro.ac.uk/news-events/...
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. 👇
Exciting to see this new project launching today, when the question of what genuine security looks like has never been more important. Be sure to follow @transitionsec.bsky.social and find out more in their launch essay: jacobin.com/2025/10/milita…
While the US & Europe ramp up military spending, millions live in poverty.
Today, we launch Transition Security Project, investigating how militarisation makes us poorer and less safe amid climate crisis — and what genuine security could look like. 🧵
transitionsecurity.org
Today, we launch Transition Security Project, investigating how militarisation makes us poorer and less safe amid climate crisis — and what genuine security could look like. 🧵
transitionsecurity.org
Transition Security Project
transitionsecurity.org
October 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Exciting to see this new project launching today, when the question of what genuine security looks like has never been more important. Be sure to follow @transitionsec.bsky.social and find out more in their launch essay: jacobin.com/2025/10/milita…
How has 3 years of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impacted emissions? The latest report from IGGAW escalates the climate damage of the war to over £43bn, with emissions matching the annual outputs of Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia combined.
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
October 9, 2025 at 1:32 PM
How has 3 years of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine impacted emissions? The latest report from IGGAW escalates the climate damage of the war to over £43bn, with emissions matching the annual outputs of Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic and Slovakia combined.
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
en.ecoaction.org.ua/climate-dama...
Our #IUCNcongress briefing examines the intersection between militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis. It's a critical time for IUCN to consider how it can advance dialogue on this. ceobs.org/briefing-mil... 1/2
Briefing: Militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis - Entry points for the IUCN - CEOBS
Briefing examining the intersection between militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis, with entry points for IUCN members.
ceobs.org
October 9, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Our #IUCNcongress briefing examines the intersection between militaries, armed conflicts, nature and the climate crisis. It's a critical time for IUCN to consider how it can advance dialogue on this. ceobs.org/briefing-mil... 1/2
Countries in Europe's east are looking to peat bogs for military defence; #Latvia's MoD is now a fan of rewetting and #peat restoration. So far the talk has only been about security, surely we'll soon hear that these projects offset military emissions too? www.mod.gov.lv/lv/zinas/nac...
Nacionālie bruņotie spēki atbalsta degradēto vēsturisko kūdras ieguves vietu atjaunošanu par purvu ekosistēmām, kas var kalpot kā dabiskie šķēršļi austrumu pierobežā
Nacionālie bruņotie spēki atbalsta Latvijas austrumu pierobežā esošo vēsturisko kūdras ieguves vietu revitalizāciju – to atjaunošana var būt nozīmīgs ieguldījums valsts aizsardzības spēju stiprināšanā...
www.mod.gov.lv
September 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Countries in Europe's east are looking to peat bogs for military defence; #Latvia's MoD is now a fan of rewetting and #peat restoration. So far the talk has only been about security, surely we'll soon hear that these projects offset military emissions too? www.mod.gov.lv/lv/zinas/nac...
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Today we're briefing the Irish Senate on the climate implications of the #ReArmEurope Plan/Readiness 2030, in our view the plan is inconsistent with Europe's #NetZero targets: www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-cen...
Joint Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure, Public Service Reform and Digitalisation, and Taoiseach to discuss proposed EU Regulations on funding Defence spending
www.oireachtas.ie
September 24, 2025 at 7:05 AM
Today we're briefing the Irish Senate on the climate implications of the #ReArmEurope Plan/Readiness 2030, in our view the plan is inconsistent with Europe's #NetZero targets: www.oireachtas.ie/en/press-cen...
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On Wednesday we're giving evidence to the Irish Senate's Joint Committee on Finance on the climate implications of proposed increases in EU #military spending.
EU progress on military decarbonisation and emissions reporting is being sidelined in the rush to rearm.
EU progress on military decarbonisation and emissions reporting is being sidelined in the rush to rearm.
September 23, 2025 at 7:41 AM
On Wednesday we're giving evidence to the Irish Senate's Joint Committee on Finance on the climate implications of proposed increases in EU #military spending.
EU progress on military decarbonisation and emissions reporting is being sidelined in the rush to rearm.
EU progress on military decarbonisation and emissions reporting is being sidelined in the rush to rearm.
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Africa needs $70 bn/year for climate adaptation; in 2023 it received just $14.8 bn, now at risk of falling as donors cut aid.
Meanwhile world #military expenditure reached $2.7 tn in 2024, rising by 9.4% from 2023. www.context.news/climate-just...
Meanwhile world #military expenditure reached $2.7 tn in 2024, rising by 9.4% from 2023. www.context.news/climate-just...
Military spending eats into Africa's climate finance | Context by TRF
World military expenditure reached $$2.7 trillion in 2024 - leaving less for climate financing
www.context.news
September 18, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Africa needs $70 bn/year for climate adaptation; in 2023 it received just $14.8 bn, now at risk of falling as donors cut aid.
Meanwhile world #military expenditure reached $2.7 tn in 2024, rising by 9.4% from 2023. www.context.news/climate-just...
Meanwhile world #military expenditure reached $2.7 tn in 2024, rising by 9.4% from 2023. www.context.news/climate-just...
Lanthanum: a #CriticalMineral that militaries would be less dependent on if they reduced the quantity of jet fuel they consumed. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energy...
Jet fuel, China, and lanthanum: a hidden risk to US military power projection
Why it matters to the US military that China controls the global supply of lanthanum, a rare earth element used to make jet fuel
www.atlanticcouncil.org
September 16, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Lanthanum: a #CriticalMineral that militaries would be less dependent on if they reduced the quantity of jet fuel they consumed. www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/energy...