Growing military spending, growing carbon emissions
Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, summarises the latest estimates of how military carbon emissions are rising across the world, as spending surges. Online publication: 23 February 2026 Download as a pdf This presentation was given at a webinar organised by the Arms, Militarism and Climate Justice network on 17 February 2026.
The threat to the climate from UK nuclear weapons & military activity
Dr Stuart Parkinson, SGR, highlights the possibility of nuclear winter if UK nuclear weapons were ever launched, and new data on the size of the UK's military carbon footprint. Online publication: 3 November 2025; updated 22 November 2025 This presentation was given at two conferences:
The hidden carbon footprint of the Winter Olympics
Dr Stuart Parkinson and Andrew Simms summarise SGR's new report showing how induced GHG emissions from high carbon sponsorship push up the climate impacts of the Winter Games. Responsible Science blog, 19 January 2026
Military greenhouse gas emissions reporting: how reliable is it?
This report investigates the problem of the underreporting of military greenhouse gas emissions. Using data from the United Nations and national government reports, it highlights systematic problems which lead to considerable underestimates (if figures are reported at all). The report explains the reasons for the underreporting and makes recommendations on how to rectify it. Author: Dr Stuart Parkinson Publication date: November 2025 No of pages: 20 Publisher: Scientists for Global Responsibility
Most militaries report less than 10 percent of their carbon footprint
Media release; 18 November 2025 A new report by Scientists for Global Responsibility (SGR) reveals that almost all official data on military greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions – even for those militaries with extensive GHG reporting practices – only reveals a small fraction of their carbon footprint.
Another insightful followup to this week's budget from
#UKLabour :
"huge rises in military spending are damaging action to tackle poverty and environmental crises"
#scientistsforglobalresponsibility https://demilitarize.org.uk/budget2025/
Budget confirms that huge rises in military spending are damaging action to tackle povertyand environmental crises
Dr Stuart Parkinson with his look at the Budget figures
'Stop nuclear expansion: how to reverse the government’s war drive’ - CND conference - CND
22 Nov 2025 @ 10:00 am - 5:30 pm - Join us for a day of discussion and activism on challenging the rising global threats of nuclear conflict, an accelerating war drive, climate breakdown and the rise of the far right. As these global threats rise, the British government is expanding its nuclear capabilities, meaning that Britain will be able to launch nuclear weapons from [...]
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Dr Susi Arnott