Encouraging to hear from Lars Aagaard that #Denmark's EU presidency will focus on advancing the green transition in the face of spiralling military spending in the bloc - but it's a huge challenge. reuters.com/sustainability…

Is rearmament costing the Earth? Our OpEd in this summer's European Energy Innovation magazine explores how spiralling military spending places EU and global climate goals at risk. europeanenergyinnovation.eu/OnlinePublicat… #COP30

A new study by Ryan Thombs 🌹 and colleagues explores how cuts in US Department of Defense 🇺🇸 funding could translate into substantial GHG emissions reductions, and how cuts have a greater effect on energy consumption than increased spending does sciencefocus.com/news/us-milita…

[PAYWALL] There's been a real uptick in news and opinion on the climate impact of increased NATO spending in the Dutch press recently, covering both direct emissions and diversion of climate finance. This NRC OpEd is a great example nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/07…

This Bloomberg podcast featuring Lt Col Richard Nugee, who wrote the UK MoD defence sustainability and #ClimateChange report, is well worth a listen if you're interested in understanding UK military decarbonisation policies and thinking youtube.com/watch?v=yThkou…

The 'Big Beautiful Bill' is set to push US Dept of Defense budget towards a record $1 trillion. According to the Climate & Community Institute, this will make US military and its industrial apparatus the 38th largest emitter in the world. Read more here: climatecommunityinstitute.substack.com/p/1-trillion-p…

Heads up to militaries also: “Precise terminology is critical: mislabelling fuels as ‘SAF’ without robust evidence risks misleading consumers and investors, breaching legal obligations and inviting legal challenge for greenwashing,” climatechangenews.com/2025/07/16/air…

The US Department of Defense 🇺🇸 budget is set to rise to $1tn. New analysis shows that this will push the Pentagon’s total greenhouse emissions to a staggering 178 Mt of CO2e, resulting in an estimated $47bn in economic damages globally. theguardian.com/environment/20…

Exciting to hear the #ICJ opinion on state obligations to address the #ClimateCrisis. We provided support to Palestine's delegation, while the main ruling didn't address conflict emissions, Judge Cleveland's separate opinion did. icj-cij.org/sites/default/… #PERAC #IntLaw

As Europe ramps up its defence spending, military ghg emissions are set to rise but remain largely unreported. In our latest blog, Hannah Huibregtsen examines the 82% gap in EU military emissions reporting and the risk this poses to the EU Green Deal. ceobs.org/the-eu-must-ma…