DECLASSIFIED UK Exclusive: UK military and arms companies produce more carbon emissions than 60 individual countries By Matt Kennard and Mark Curtis DCKennard markcurtis30 declassifiedUK
in 2013 that the threat posed to UK security by climate change is just as grave as that posed by cyber attacks and terrorism.by experts to reevaluate British defence and security priorities. The report cautions that future large-scale military operations would “lead to a large increase” in greenhouse gas emissions, but these do not appear to be considered in government decision-making.
Based on sales valued at £9-billion, the report estimates that the carbon footprint of UK exports of military equipment in 2017-2018 was 2.2-million tonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent. But the figures on carbon emissions the MOD provides cover only Estates and not Capability, the latter only being revealed in an annex and only for two years behind the reporting year.
“The MOD and its subordinate bodies, including most civilian contractors working for the Ministry and its subordinate bodies, fall under the provisions of Crown Immunity and are therefore not subject to the enforcement regime of the Environment Agency,” the report notes.
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