{"id":135896,"date":"2024-12-09T07:58:19","date_gmt":"2024-12-09T05:58:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/fi\/news\/the-defence-sector-is-among-the-worlds-biggest-polluters-but-its-invested-in-getting-greener\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T07:58:19","modified_gmt":"2024-12-09T05:58:19","slug":"the-defence-sector-is-among-the-worlds-biggest-polluters-but-its-invested-in-getting-greener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/news\/the-defence-sector-is-among-the-worlds-biggest-polluters-but-its-invested-in-getting-greener\/","title":{"rendered":"The defence sector is among the world\u2019s biggest polluters. But it\u2019s invested in getting greener"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mp_wrapper\">\n  <div class=\"mepr-unauthorized-message\">\n    <p>You are unauthorized to view this page.<\/p>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"mepr-login-form-wrap\">\n            \n<div class=\"mp_wrapper mp_login_form\">\n                  <!-- mp-login-form-start -->     <form name=\"mepr_loginform\" id=\"mepr_loginform\" class=\"mepr-form\" action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\" method=\"post\" data-trp-original-action=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/\">\n            <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_username\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n                              <label for=\"user_login\">Username<\/label>\n        <\/div>\n        <input type=\"text\" name=\"log\" id=\"user_login\" value=\"\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-form-row mepr_password\">\n        <div class=\"mp-form-label\">\n          <label for=\"user_pass\">Password<\/label>\n          <div class=\"mp-hide-pw\">\n            <input type=\"password\" name=\"pwd\" id=\"user_pass\" value=\"\" \/>\n            <button type=\"button\" class=\"button mp-hide-pw hide-if-no-js\" data-toggle=\"0\" aria-label=\"Show password\">\n              <span class=\"dashicons dashicons-visibility\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n            <\/button>\n          <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n            <div>\n        <label><input name=\"rememberme\" type=\"checkbox\" id=\"rememberme\" value=\"forever\" \/> Remember Me<\/label>\n      <\/div>\n      <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n      <div class=\"submit\">\n        <input type=\"submit\" name=\"wp-submit\" id=\"wp-submit\" class=\"button-primary mepr-share-button\" value=\"Log In\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"redirect_to\" value=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135896\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_process_login_form\" value=\"true\" \/>\n        <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"mepr_is_login_page\" value=\"false\" \/>\n      <\/div>\n    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"trp-form-language\" value=\"en\"\/><\/form>\n    <div class=\"mp-spacer\">&nbsp;<\/div>\n    <div class=\"mepr-login-actions\">\n        <a\n          href=\"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/login-2\/?action=forgot_password\"\n          title=\"Click here to reset your password\"\n        >\n          Forgot Password        <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n\n      \n    <!-- mp-login-form-end --> \n  <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"smart_content_wrapper\">\n<p>Despite defence spending increasing in several national budgets, climate adaptation within the military is lagging behind. As the climate crisis accelerates, militaries around the world face dual challenges: maintaining their core mission of ensuring security, while adapting to the changing environment. But the sector also has to carry out a \u201cwar on greenhouse gas emissions\u201d, in the words of Doug Weir, director of the non-profit Conflict and Environment Observatory (CEOBS).<\/p>\n<p>In 2007, the UN Security Council held its first debate on climate change, bringing the topic to the forefront of international security discussions. \u201cSince then, there has been increased interest in uncovering how climate change will impact the missions and mandates of different countries\u2019 militaries,\u201d Sofia Kabbej, researcher at the French Institute for International and Strategic Affairs (IRIS), tells Euronews Green.<\/p>\n<p>The cost of \u2018conflict carbon\u2019: Russia could face \u20ac30bn climate reparations bill for war in Ukraine<br \/>\nAccording to CEOBS, however, there has been little scrutiny of the defence sector\u2019s climate impact, and the non-profit estimates it to be responsible for an enormous 5.5 per cent of global emissions annually.Militaries are now beginning to review their practices, not only to meet climate goals but also to maintain their strategic edge in an evolving geopolitical landscape.<\/p>\n<p>The military\u2019s \u2018raison d\u2019\u00eatre\u2019 &#8211; its ability to operate anytime, anywhere &#8211; remains central to the sector, but there is an increased understanding that readiness would not be compromised by environmental responsibility. Past defence operations and training have caused significant environmental harm, including marine contamination by chemical warfare agents and pollution from heavy metals such as lead, which poses risks to both personnel and civilians. Moving forward, militaries could prevent such long-term damage by using techniques to reduce the amount of hazard and waste, and alternative materials that are less polluting.<\/p>\n<p>Streamlining sustainable practices across military activities would also make humanitarian support operations more eco-friendly, as soldiers often assist local communities or act as first responders in crises such as earthquakes or floods. The military sector is one of the world\u2019s largest energy consumers and polluters, heavily reliant on fossil fuels.<\/p>\n<p><a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/12\/08\/the-defence-sector-is-among-the-worlds-biggest-polluters-but-its-invested-in-getting-green\">Read more&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/green\/2024\/12\/08\/the-defence-sector-is-among-the-worlds-biggest-polluters-but-its-invested-in-getting-green\">Euronews Green<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\/environmental-news-en\/the-defence-sector-is-among-the-worlds-biggest-polluters-but-its-invested-in-getting-greener\/\">The defence sector is among the world\u2019s biggest polluters. But it\u2019s invested in getting greener<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/vastuullisuusuutiset.fi\/fi\">Vastuullisuusuutiset.fi<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[22],"tags":[17223,575,2566],"class_list":["post-135896","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news","tag-defence-sector","tag-environmental-news-en","tag-polluter"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135896","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=135896"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/135896\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=135896"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=135896"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tietopankki.crnet.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=135896"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}