The EU Military Sector’s Carbon Footprint

Feb 23, 2021 | Stuart Parkinson and Linsey Cottrell
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Militaries are frequently exempt from publicly reporting their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and there is currently no consolidated public reporting of GHG emissions for the national militaries of the European Union. As high consumers of fossil fuels, and with military spending on the increase, greater scrutiny and overarching reduction targets that incorporate GHG emissions from the military are needed. Stuart Parkinson and Linsey Cottrell introduce their recent report, which examines the carbon footprint of the EU military sector.