NATO Cannot Combat Climate Change
As European and North American military alliances prepare to “wage war on climate change,” the real war on nature and vulnerable communities rages in the background.
With COP28 in full swing, my (Nico Edwards) latest commentary for Inkstick Media highlights NATO’s ongoing efforts to militarise climate action. It’s a taster of my report on Resisting Green Militarism launching 1pm GMT with World Peace Foundation Tuesday December 5th (tomorrow).
COP28’s Delinquent Emitter: The US Military Industrial Complex
As the world gathers at COP28 in Dubai amidst an accelerating climate crisis, the Oakland Institute’s new brief, Exempted! The US Military Industrial Complex and the Climate Crisis, reveals a critical blind spot in global climate agreements. Despite being the world’s largest institutional emitter of greenhouse gases, the US military is completely exempt from international reporting obligations, significantly undermining global climate action.
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NATO – Klimakiller (de)
Erklärung der Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWUAN)
Die Nordatlantikpakt-Organisation ist ein 1949 gegründetes Militärbündnis von 31 Ländern des globalen Nordens. Die NATO wird von den Vereinigten Staaten dominiert, seit ihrer Gründung ist der Oberste Befehlshaber immer ein amerikanischer General. NATO-Verbündete müssen mit der US-Militärmaschinerie, dem größten Verbraucher fossiler Brennstoffe auf dem Planeten, interoperabel sein.
NATO is a Climate Killer (en)
Statement from the Global Women for Peace United Against NATO (GWUAN)
The North Atlantic Treaty Organisation is an exclusive military alliance of 31 Euro-Atlantic countries founded in 1949. It is dominated by the United States. Since its inception, the NATO Supreme Allied Commander has always been an American general. NATO allies must be interoperable with the US military machine, which is the largest consumer of fossil fuel on the planet.
NATO turns climate into a geopolitical weapon
NATO is taking another role in the global escalation of conflicts between the West and the global majority. It is not only a role in normal defence terms but a role more in general against anyone questioning the present development model. Atlantic Council which can in many ways be seen as a NATO propaganda tool has especially been attacking the cooperation in Sweden between the environmental and peace movement. It is also in Sweden NATO:s climate policy is spearheaded with … Continue reading →
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where’s the $100 Billion for climate finances
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“NATO is a climate criminal” One of the biggest culprits for Canada’s failure
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El clima bajo fuego cruzado
Cómo el objetivo del 2% de gasto militar de la OTAN contribuye al colapso climático
https://www.tni.org/es/publicaci%C3%B3n/el-clima-bajo-fuego-cruzado
Nuevo tni report by Ho-Chih Lin, Nick Buxton, Mark Akkerman, Deborah Burton, Wendela de Vries,
Climate crossfire
How NATO’s 2% military spending targets contribute to climate breakdown
https://www.tni.org/en/publication/climate-crossfire
A new tni report by Ho-Chih Lin, Nick Buxton, Mark Akkerman, Deborah Burton, Wendela de Vries.