The world’s armed forces are the top polluters on Earth

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THEY CHURN OUT MASSIVE GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS, DEVASTATING ECOSYSTEMS, AND LEAVING BEHIND TOXIC WASTE THAT POISONS COMMUNITIES FOR GENERATIONS. 

YET THEY FACE ZERO ACCOUNTABILITY.

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Military operations cause over 6% of all global greenhouse gas emissions.

THE EMISSIONS COST ▼

Israel–Gaza War

600,000+ TONNES CO₂E

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Gulf War

131 MILLION TONNES CO₂E

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Ukraine War

175 MILLION TONNES CO₂E

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Afghanistan War

400 MILLION TONNES CO₂E

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One M1 Abrams Tank uses as much fuel in a day as 365 compact cars

DAILY FUEL CONSUMPTION

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THEY POLLUTE. THEY DESTROY. AND THEY GET A FREE PASS.

  • CLIMATE POLICY MUST CONFRONT MILITARY EMISSIONS, INTEGRATE SUSTAINABILITY INTO POST-CONFLICT RECOVERY, AND ENFORCE ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTIONS UNDER INTERNATIONAL LAW. WE CAN'T FIGHT CLIMATE CHANGE UNTIL MILITARY EMISSION ARE COUNTED.

  • SINCE 1997, WHEN THE KYOTO PROTOCOL WAS FIRST SIGNED BY A 160 NATIONS, THERE HAS BEEN A HIDDEN CLAUSE (ARTICLE 2.2) THAT EXEMPTS THE MOST CARBON-INTENSIVE INDUSTRY ON THE PLANET, MILITARY EMISSIONS, FROM BEING COUNTED.

WHY THIS MATTERS

THE LAST DECADE WAS THE HOTTEST ON RECORD, AVERAGING 1.2 C ABOVE PREINDUSTRIAL LEVELS.

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GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS FROM THE MILITARY ALONE ARE ENOUGH TO WARM THE PLANET TO 1.5 DEGREES ABOVE PRE-INDUSTRIAL LEVELS.

WAR FUELS CLIMATE CRISIS

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WAR FUELS CLIMATE CRISIS ✹

THE DOCUMENTARY

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DISCOVER WHY THIS ISSUE PLAYS A CRITICAL ROLE IN THE FIGHT AGAINST CLIMATE CHANGE.