COP31 Side Event | The Climate Costs of Military Spending: Emissions, Minerals and Diverted Finance

Nov 14, 2026 | Conflict and Environment Observatory
Antalya, Turkey and online
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Military spending is rapidly rising with direct and reverberating consequences for the climate, environment, economy and society. In this event experts will examine how militarism is driving emissions, diverting valuable resources and impacting communities, and ask how we can better protect people and the planet at a time of global instability.

Speakers

Lennard de Klerk | The Initiative on GHG Accounting of War | Impact of rising military spending on global greenhouse gas emissions
Coryn Wolk | Klinger Lab | No more mining for war: military waste of energy transition metals
Dr Bárbara Magalhães Teixeira | SIPRI | Conflict and mining: a case study from Brazil
Kevin Cashman | Transition Security Project | The economic trade offs between climate and military spending
Representative from the Government of Nepal | A warning to the world

Event Details

14 Nov 2026 | 11:30-13:00 Antalya / 08:30-10:00 GMT | SE Room 7 / Youtube