Warfare’s Climate Emissions Are Huge but Uncounted

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June 1, 2024, 12:00 PM

• •Nations participating in the Paris climate agreement are not required by the United Nations to report the carbon emissions from their armies and aircraft or warships and weapons.
• •A group of environmental organizations sent a letter to the U.N. last year urging more stringent and transparent reporting for military emissions.
• •The 2015 Paris Agreement technically removed the exemption for military emissions. But it didn’t require countries to report them, either — making it voluntary instead.

The world's militaries are responsible for a significant amount of greenhouse gas emissions, but they are not required to report those emissions under the Paris Agreement. This needs to change, experts say.

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