Climate Change: NATO Chief: Armies Must Keep Pace with Global Climate Efforts

Nov 2, 2021 | Mark John, Reuters
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The world's armies must keep pace with global efforts to tackle climate change and cut their huge carbon footprints according to clearly defined benchmarks, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Tuesday. Little reliable data exists on emissions created by military activities but there is no doubt they are big: a 2019 report concluded the U.S. military would be the world's 47th largest emitter of greenhouse gases if it were a country.