COP 30: ONE STEP FORWARD, TWO STEPS BACK
COP30 DELIVERED NEW TOOLS—ADAPTATION FUNDING DOUBLED BY 2025, A LOSS AND DAMAGE CYCLE, AND THE BELÉM MISSION TO 1.5°C—YET NO FOSSIL‑FUEL PHASE‑OUT, LIKELY 1.5°C OVERSHOOT, AND MILITARY EMISSIONS STILL EXCLUDED.
UKRAINE TO CLAIM $44BN IN CLIMATE DAMAGES FROM RUSSIA
UKRAINE WILL SEEK $44BN FOR WARTIME ENVIRONMENTAL DAMAGE AFTER CONFLICT-DRIVEN EMISSIONS ROSE 230M TONNES—DEVASTATING LAND, FORESTS AND WATER. A LANDMARK BID THAT COULD FORCE ACCOUNTABILITY FOR THE CARBON COST OF WAR.
THE CLIMATE BLIND SPOT
MILITARIES EMIT ON THE SCALE OF NATIONS, YET ARE BARELY REPORTED. WARS IN GAZA AND UKRAINE SHOW COUNTRY‑LEVEL FOOTPRINTS. CLOSE THE GAP WITH MANDATORY DISCLOSURE AND TRANSITION PLANS NOW.
WATCH THE WAR ON CLIMATE WEBINAR
WATCH THE 8-MINUTE HIGHLIGHTS FROM THIS ESSENTIAL WEBINAR EXPLORING HOW MILITARY EXCLUSION FROM CLIMATE POLICY WEAKENS COLLECTIVE SECURITY AND FUELS CLIMATE CHANGE.
FOSSIL FUEL NATIONS FACE PAYOUTS FOR CLIMATE HARM
THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE HAS UNANIMOUSLY RULED NATIONS COULD BE LEGALLY LIABLE FOR CLIMATE DAMAGES—INCLUDING PRIVATE SECTOR EMISSIONS—POTENTIALLY LEADING TO REPARATIONS DESPITE OPPOSITION FROM MAJOR EMITTERS.
TRUMP'S $1TN WAR MACHINE TO OUT-POLLUTE 138 COUNTRIES
NEW RESEARCH SHOWS TRUMP'S PROPOSED PENTAGON BUDGET WOULD INCREASE MILITARY EMISSIONS TO EXCEED ETHIOPIA'S CARBON FOOTPRINT WHILE CUTTING CLIMATE PROGRAMS, HIGHLIGHTING THE MILITARY-INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX'S SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO GLOBAL HEATING.