Governments: Commit to Meaningful Military Emissions Cuts at COP26

Jun 2, 2021 | Conflict and Environment Observatory
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The 2015 Paris Agreement left cutting military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the discretion of individual nations.

Militaries are major emitters and should not be excluded from GHG reduction targets. Governments must demonstrate their commitment to the Paris targets by setting military GHG reduction targets and cutting military GHG emissions at COP26. For these commitments to be meaningful, they must meet the criteria set out below.