Does Reporting Military Emissions Data Really Threaten National Security?

Feb 7, 2024 | Linsey Cottrell
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Attention on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues continues to increase. In turn it is helping organisations understand and reduce their adverse impacts on ESG criteria, including on climate change impacts. Most militaries lag far behind private sector and other public sector organisations on emissions reporting and mitigation, with huge gaps in data and a lack of overall understanding of the military’s contribution to the climate crisis. 

There are countries that already provide some annual military GHG emissions data. The benefits of better climate transparency are clear. The UNFCCC argues that transparency improves the development of national climate policies, plans and strategies, and increases awareness, political will, support and capacity.