Articles by Benjamin Neimark
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How to Assess the Carbon Footprint of a War
Benjamin Neimark | The Conversation - TRANSCEND Media Service,
18 Dec 2023
12 Dec 2023 – The US military alone contributes more greenhouse gas emissions than over 150 countries. There are tepid attempts by militaries to green their war machines–electric tanks or ships run on biofuels–yet there is practically no discussion of how they contribute to climate change, especially during war.
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US Military Is a Bigger Polluter than As Many As 140 Countries – Shrinking This War Machine Is a Must
Benjamin Neimark, Oliver Belcher and Patrick Bigger – The Conversation,
1 Jul 2019
24 Jun 2019 – Our study shows that action on climate change demands shuttering vast sections of the military machine. There are few activities on Earth as environmentally catastrophic as waging war. Significant reductions to the Pentagon’s budget and shrinking its capacity to wage war would cause a huge drop in demand from the biggest consumer of liquid fuels in the world.
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