How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions
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New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.

the world’s militaries are responsible for more than double that, at 5.5 percent.

If combined, the world’s armed forces would have the fourth highest carbon footprint, behind India, the U.S., and China.

Yet it’s been maddeningly difficult for researchers to monitor the emissions of militaries, which aren’t required to report these things.

  • solo@piefed.socialOPEnglish
    82·
    15 days ago

    For me, there are to many “ifs” and assumptions in this hypothesis.

    • Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
      22·
      15 days ago

      Nah. He is correct. Though west taiwan currently has internal governmental instability and troubles, they would commit fully to take over taiwan. And play their already big influence in africa and south america even harder