War causes climate change
FCC ’22 [The ‘Collective Innovation to Fight Climate Change’ project’s vision is to support the successor of the European Cooperation in Education and Training (ET2020) for more ambitious benchmarks for adult education and for more social and sustainable future, where adult education can play a central role in achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and combating climate change. Hence, the goal of this project is to fight climate change through collective innovation and efforts and more specifically with all our objectives through the prism of educators, entrepreneurs, SMEs, employees, and/ or individuals altogether. 10/13/22, ‘How War Impacts Climate Change and the Environment’, https://fightclimatechange.earth/2022/10/13/how-war-impacts-climate-change-and-the-environment/#:~:text=Militaries%20consume%20enormous%20amounts%20of,directly%20harm%20wildlife%20and%20biodiversity, Flight Command Change]
Militaries consume enormous amounts of fossil fuels, which contributes directly to global warming. If the US military were a country, for example, it would have the 47th highest emissions total worldwide.
Bombings and other methods of modern warfare directly harm wildlife and biodiversity. The collateral damage of conflict can kill up to 90% of large animals in an area.
Pollution from war contaminates bodies of water, soil, and air, making areas unsafe for people to inhabit.
Warfare Releases Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The world’s militaries account for an estimated 6% of all greenhouse gas emissions, and many governments don’t even report data on emissions from military activities, .
“Those that do often report partial figures,” Dr. Stuart Parkinson, executive director of the Scientists for Global Responsibility, told the Guardian. “So figures for military aircraft could be hidden under ‘aviation,’ military tech industry under ‘industry,’ military bases under ‘public buildings,’ etc. Indeed, it’s not just the public who are unaware, the policymakers are also unaware, and even the researchers.”