"Washington’s role as guardian of global capital (..) is conterminous with what environmental historians call ‘the #GreatAcceleration’. The advent of the ‘#Anthropocene’ and the spread of American-led #TransnationalCapitalism are intertwined. As such, the #Pentagon’s deadly atmospheric legacy far outstrips the effect of its own emissions."
Green #Empire?
#ClimateChange #MilitaryEmissions #militarization #militarism
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In 2017, #GHGEmissions related to the #Military complex made up 5% of global emissions. That's more than the those related to the aviation industry (2%).
7 of the 10 biggest historical polluters are among the top 10 military spenders, the other 3 are current high emitters. It seems that there're plenty of resources for military but when it comes to #ClimateFinance...
Every dollar spent on Military, besides diverts resources from the #ClimateCrisis, actually fuels #GlobalWarming.
Moreover it's unlikely that military can ever be green, due to its intensive use of #FossilFuels as well as its vague commitments to #NetZero.
We cannot tackle #ClimateChange without addressing the #MilitaryEmissions.
Full Transnational Institute's report: https://www.tni.org/en/publication/climate-collateral
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