International law is starting to reflect a growing global consensus on the need to recognise the climate effects of armed conflicts.
- Reader in Geopolitical Ecology, Queen Mary University of London
Researchers must track everything from bomb making or jet fuel burning to the carbon cost of post-conflict rebuilding.
Military emissions reporting is only voluntary. And what we cannot see, they will not cut.
During California’s deadliest wildfire season, 2,000 prison inmates fought the flames on USD$1 a day.
Si el ejército estadounidense fuera un país, sus emisiones de carbono estarían entre las de Perú y Portugal.
If the US military were a country, its carbon emissions would rank between that of Peru and Portugal.
Si planter des arbres permet aux entreprises de redorer leur image, ce système risque souvent de créer plus de problèmes qu’il n’en règle.
Planting trees is a popular way for companies to clean up their image. Unfortunately, it may cause more problems than it solves.
You can’t simply ‘value’ nature as though it were a commodity able to be bought and sold.
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