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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

An important new report from @responsiblesci.bsky.social published today finds that a $100bn rise in military spending adds ~32 million tonnes of planet-warming gases to the atmosphere. Found out more ⬇️

Great to see @theconversation.com running a War on Climate series. Their third post looks at the potential role of sustainable aviation fuels in military decarbonisation. Last week a study in Nature suggested a hard limit of 50% life cycle emission reductions theconversation.com/sustainable-...

“The greatest risk is not necessarily the territorial threat of a neighbouring country’s army ... it is cyberterrorism; the next pandemic for which we are not prepared; and most certainly the domino effect of runaway climate change.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

A new analysis of the climate impact of sustainable aviation fuel finds that its maximum benefit over fossil jet fuel is ~50%. Military aviation is one of the primary sources of military GHG emissions and this study should come as a reality check. www.nature.com/articles/s41...

EU countries are about to spend billions more on military equipment, they have an opportunity to shift towards a lower carbon pathway, will they take it? illuminem.com/illuminemvoi...

This accessible overview by Duncan Depledge explores how war exacerbates #ClimateChange; why climate change demands military responses; and how armed forces will need to adapt: theconversation.com/three-reason...

In a world transitioning to clean energy, and where the #ClimateCrisis has been recognised as a threat to national security for decades, this is a heroically dumb take thehill.com/opinion/ener...

Wildfires on firing ranges can be a significant source of peacetime military GHG emissions, the scale of emissions is often increased because the presence of UXOs makes the fires too difficult to fight, meaning they are left to burn out.

Interest in rewetting eastern Europe's peatlands as a defensive measure against Russian invasion continues to rumble on, apparently inspired by the flooding of the Irpin valley in #Ukraine. Some thoughts... 1/5 www.politico.eu/article/russ...

In the 'biggest case in human history', the International Court of Justice has outlined the legal responsibility of States to address climate change. In our latest blog, @aradami.bsky.social explains what the outcome means for military and conflict emissions. ceobs.org/what-the-icj...

Despite Trump slashing climate spending in an expanding Department of Defense budget the arms industry is taking a longer view on the development of alternative aircraft fuels www.nationaldefensemagazine.org/articles/202...

With Germany more than doubling its military spending, questions are being asked about whether this will undermine its climate commitments - and whether spending could help support green technologies. www.cleanenergywire.org/news/germany...

Here @floriankrampe.bsky.social argues that more of the EU's planned increase in military spending be targeted towards dual use tech responsive to the #ClimateCrisis and #decarbonisation. www.weforum.org/stories/2025... 1/3

As Europe ramps up its defence spending, military ghg emissions are set to rise but remain largely unreported. In our latest blog, Hannah Huibregtsen examines the 82% gap in EU military emissions reporting and the risk this poses to the EU Green Deal. ceobs.org/the-eu-must-...

Exciting to hear the #ICJ opinion on state obligations to address the #ClimateCrisis. We provided support to Palestine's delegation, and while the main ruling didn't address conflict emissions, Judge Cleveland's separate opinion did. www.icj-cij.org/sites/defaul... #PERAC #IntLaw

The US Deptartment of Defense budget is set to rise to $1tn. New analysis by @cplusc.bsky.social shows that this will push the Pentagon’s total greenhouse emissions to a staggering 178 Mt of CO2e, resulting in an estimated $47bn in economic damages globally. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Military grade #greenwash of the week goes to @DefenceAust for this piece "Flying clean at #TalismanSabre 2025". It's about a SAF trial. The headline gives the impression that the aircraft involved in the exercise will be using SAF. www.defence.gov.au/news-events/... 1/4 #AusPol

Heads up to militaries also: “Precise terminology is critical: mislabelling fuels as ‘SAF’ without robust evidence risks misleading consumers and investors, breaching legal obligations and inviting legal challenge for greenwashing,” www.climatechangenews.com/2025/07/16/a...

The 'Big Beautiful Bill' is set to push the US Dept of Defense budget towards a record $1 trillion. According to @cplusc.bsky.social, this will make US military and its industrial apparatus the 38th largest emitter in the world. Read more here: climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/1-trillion...

This Bloomberg podcast featuring Lt Col Richard Nugee, who wrote the UK MoD defence sustainability and #ClimateChange report, is well worth a listen if you're interested in understanding UK military decarbonisation policies and thinking www.youtube.com/watch?v=yThk...

Since we launched at COP26 we have seen a rapid increase in the number of environmental NGOs engaging on military and conflict emissions; conflicts like #Gaza and #Ukraine have helped drive this. www.greenpeace.org/canada/en/st... Some like @greenpeaceca.bsky.social have long done peace but... 1/3

[PAYWALL] There's been a real uptick in news and opinion on the climate impact of increased NATO spending in the Dutch press recently, covering both direct emissions and diversion of climate finance. This NRC OpEd is a great example www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/...

A new study by @r-thombs.bsky.social and colleagues explores how cuts in US Dept of Defense funding could translate into substantial GHG emissions reductions, and how cuts have a greater effect on energy consumption than increased spending does www.sciencefocus.com/news/us-mili...

Is rearmament costing the Earth? Our OpEd in this summer's European Energy Innovation magazine explores how spiralling military spending places EU and global climate goals at risk. www.europeanenergyinnovation.eu/OnlinePublic... #COP30

Encouraging to hear from @larsaagaard.bsky.social that #Denmark's EU presidency will focus on advancing the green transition in the face of spiralling military spending in the bloc - but it's a huge challenge. www.reuters.com/sustainabili...

Chief Exec of #COP30: “There’s no doubt that the wars that we’ve seen – military wars and trade wars … are very damaging – physically, economically, socially – and they divert the direction and the attention from climate.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Applications for the post of Researcher: Climate, militaries and conflicts close on July 4. Interested in applying? Please ensure your application addresses how you meet the essential criteria for the role. This includes eligibility to work in the UK visa-free. Full details: ceobs.org/vacancies

🚨New Event - 16 July, 6pm We are delighted to announce another collaboration with our friends at @HopeFTFuture supporting political engagement on climate and conflict. Sign up for free at: www.hftf.org.uk/event/climat...

A world "preoccupied by defence". #Brazil's Climate Minister @marinasilva.bsky.social trying to attract #COP30 pledges on #ClimateFinance calls out spending on defence that should be used to fight the #ClimateEmergency. news.sky.com/story/brazil...

A memo obtained by The Logic considers the "significant" but as yet unquantified cost of making #Canada's defence infrastructure climate resilient. Meanwhile little progress is being made on reducing the military's emissions contributing to the problem thelogic.co/news/being-g... #cdnpoli

“Demands for further increases to military spending have a stark opportunity cost – prioritising clean energy would deliver the energy security whose absence was so painfully exposed in 2022,” www.theguardian.com/world/2025/j... #NATO

The #ReArmEurope Plan could increase EU-NATO’s military carbon footprint to 95 MtCO₂e, up 140% on 2021, and greater than the annual national emissions of Portugal or Croatia, writes Hannah Huibregtsen for @responsiblesci.bsky.social www.sgr.org.uk/resources/mi... #NATO #NATOsummit #ClimateCrisis

It's #ShowYourStripes Day. We still don't know how great a contribution the GHG emissions from militaries and armed conflicts are making to these temperature increases but with military spending rising, it's vital that we figure it out, and fast. showyourstripes.info

The latest meeting of the EU Defence Agency (EDA) heard how the EU's 2050 climate neutrality target, which proposes a 90% net emissions reduction by 2040, means that ministries of defence need to play a more proactive role in #ClimateAction. eda.europa.eu/news-and-eve...

Almost 12 hours after its intended start time, the Bonn intersectional climate talks are about to begin, apparently delayed by difficulties agreeing the agenda. What we do know is that once more, military emissions are not on the formal agenda of this year’s talks.

This is a great example of some of the weaknesses of Royal Air Force, and military climate mitigation communication more broadly, and which have implications for trust in military decarbonisation policies and for their ultimate success. www.raf.mod.uk/display-team... 1/5

Trump’s US Army birthday parade this weekend will produce the same amount of ghg emissions as 300 homes produce in 1 year, according to ‘ @ips-dc.org. The parade is due to include more than 6,000 soldiers, 49 aircraft and 128 vehicles. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

The UK's air force is trialling the use of HVO diesel as a drop in replacement for mineral diesel. But #biofuels like HVO carry potential risks for food security and for agricultural emissions, with question marks over their sustainability sustainabilitymag.com/articles/how...

The Brazilian #COP30 Presidency has been comparatively silent on the linkages between #ClimateFinance and military spending, and between conflicts, militarism and emissions. Lula's acknowledgement of the former this week is therefore welcome. agenciagov.ebc.com.br/noticias/202...

We often think that peaceful societies are also the most environmentally sustainable but what if we have the metrics wrong? In this post Drew Marcantonio argues that when we think about peace and ecological sustainability we need to factor in how states externalise conflict and emissions.

We're looking for a Researcher to support our work on the contribution that militaries and conflicts are making to the #ClimateCrisis. More information and how to apply: ceobs.org/vacancies Closing date, 4th July. #ClimateChange #ClimateEmergency

Interesting study on a reverberating effect of Russia's war against Ukraine, which suggests it led to a 5.8% drop in emissions from crude oil shipping in its first year, and displaced them to new regions as shipping routes changed www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

“If Trump follows through with his threats, US military emissions will absolutely rise, and this will cause a ripple effect.” www.theguardian.com/environment/...

No matter how you look at it, the rapid rises in global military spending threaten climate action, undermining our collective security. It's everything from direct emissions to diverted climate finance, and its threatening the attainment of #SDG13 on #ClimateAction. ceobs.org/soaring-glob...

The collateral climate damage caused by NATO’s increased military spending could reach up to $264 billion per year. Read our latest for the Guardian on the risk of prioritising short term hard security over long term climate action. www.theguardian.com/environment/...