Battlefield Earth: How War Fuels Climate Catastrophe

War, conflict and climate change are tearing apart lives across the world. But these aren't separate harms - they're intricately connected. Wars and militaries drive emissions in myriad ways, soak up vital cash, and derail climate deals. So, whether it's the Israel-Hamas conflict or the invasion of Ukraine, war and conflict are fuelling the changes to our climate.
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==MORE INFO==
My previous video on climate change driving conflict:
• How Climate Change dri...
Writeup of emissions percentage from militaries: www.reuters.co...
Original study behind the above: ceobs.org/wp-c...
Useful summary of factors ceobs.org/how-...
Cost of decarbonising vs cost of military:
www.forbes.com...
Climate finance:
www.nature.com...
www.climatecha...
www.theguardia...
Oil and Gaza conflict
www.middleeast...
Threats to COP28 from Israel-Palestine conflict
www.dw.com/en/...
Environmental justice in Israel & Palestine
www.972mag.com...
www.aljazeera....
==CREDITS==
Tank footage from The U.S. Army
Wildfire footage from Scott Schiller
Iraq destruction from International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
Gaza destruction from Kanal13
Russia fire by Kanal13
Ukraine war footage from Plus TV Africa, Kanal13, Maidan Monitoring
Kuwait oil fires from Disentangled
Hiroshima footage from International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC)
More tank footage from Marines
The Greenhouse Effect from Science Animated
Missile fire by U.S. Navy
Missile impact by cLAW