To be 50 to velma has been the United States main Nuclear Deterrent since the 1950s. That fits a real threat to the claimant. One hour a flight requires around 15000 liters of fuel and release. Its huge amounts of c. O. 2, the defense is an expensive undertaking. In 2020 to 2. 00 trillion dollars was spent on the military worldwide war. And ukraine has accelerated the global arms race. And new conflicts like to maureen goza will continue to intensify world wide military spending of the production of tanks, ships combat to croft and munition is rump top. This is bad news for us and for the claim, its talking about Greenhouse Gas emissions when it comes to war. And the military may sound weird. Walk rates, all sorts of destruction. People get shield, forest burned down, an entire seat is destroyed. And all that is horrible. Beyond imagination, but here i want to focus on the emissions the military. So to footprint is a mess of blind spot, partially because the data is really sparse. Look at this map, it shows the quantity of the data that governments submit to the you when, when it comes to their military emissions. The reporting of the 5 countries with the biggest military budgets to solve a seizure to a very poor india, the 2nd largest military. But troop size doesnt give any emission figures at all. You cant begin to think about managing affectively, your Greenhouse Gas emissions. So you dont know what they are on the 1st place. Clinical trial works at the conflict and environmental observatory. Weve got at the moment, very limited knowledge. Really. Weve been trying to map this and assess it, but because it science sit tight, find if the United Nations frameworks conventional and Climate Change and theres too many holes. And we need governments to recognize that this is the importance of this. The origin of this problem dates back to the kyoto protocol climate agreement adopted in 1997 back then after strong lobbying from the United States, the worlds means that rewards attempted from declaring their emissions. Then came to Paris Agreement to 2015. They lifted up to golf men to decide how and where to cut their emissions. And the military reporting was, again, not made mandatory. This fight today we have no clue how much the worlds armies limits. But we do know the problem is getting bigger. Military spending worldwide grow 3. 7 percent on the average in 2022 in eastern europe, triggered by russias invasion of ukraine. It went up by 58 percent. The new real part of these is going to modernize into fighter jet fleet. Some countries are replacing their old f sixteens which are being sent to ukraine with this new f 35. Right now, we need of a loan there around a 120. 00 of 35. 00. To know proration for talk is march and its producer expects this number to rise to 62030 the last splints to buy some 2500 new units. Such long term commitments are called locked in the f 35 that are being bought. Now will flight and burn fuel up until 2070 according to one, and that is for each 100 nautical miles long. Its around a 185 kilometers, one single f 35. 00 image as much as you to as an average u. K. Gasoline car, grieving for one year. So what are the volts armed forces have to say for themselves for reached out to the big for us, china, russia and india for comments. But none of them got back to us. Military officials seem to see Climate Change mainly as a Security Risk only of fuel such as natos installed the call out there on emissions as part of the problem. But we also need to ensure that our armed forces do their part when it comes to reducing emissions. Theres no way we can get to the next 0 without also reducing emissions from the mandatory sector. But its hard to know how much of a reduction is needed if nobody knows how much the military actually admits. Thats why scientists started calculating. We estimated it was somewhere between 3. 3 percent, 7 sensitive, global emissions with a best estimate of 5. 5 percent. This is towards parking, so he co wrote a study thats calculated the global footprint of the military, the number of military personnel and was extreme back to spending was significant. Military activity was significant. The number of large bases of hardware. But a lot of this data is very how long to find or to attach directly to emissions. So we just have to piece together from, from what we could most countries dont publish that data under military Greenhouse Gas emissions, claiming it will be a risk to their national security. But they do like to talk about the size of their military with details about their aircraft, fleet trip size, and so on. The Research Just use data like this, when estimating the emissions of congress that withheld specific data. One thing we do now about the india rusher and china rate is a good estimate of the size of military policy in terms of number best now. And then you look to the relationships between number of tests and now the size of emissions in western countries. And you say ok, well, roughly, is going to that those ratios are going to apply nice countries united depending on how many extra bands have and various other factors. A just make a few assumptions. The Us Armed Forces represent 39 percent of all the military spending on the planet. You know, thats money causes and unbelievable amount of emissions. As an institution, the pentagon is the biggest single Greenhouse Gas in either in the world. So big they didnt meet small Greenhouse Gas sustaining. Ty, countries such as sweden or finland and lets be clear. Were only talking about the emissions it takes to boot up and sustain a military, if the worst case happens and direct me to, to be actually goes to war, emissions go up immensely. Look at this graph that shows you asked me to tell of Greenhouse Gas emissions from 1975 to 2018 in 1991, theres a spike right when the 1st go for happened. Then it goes down as cold war tensions east. And you asked me to 3rd bases abroad, close down, then another spike from 2001 after 911 and things agents of against and, and your rank. But the conflict in ukraine took measuring things are mental impact of war to a whole new level. It is a conflict in the big data era where we can follow the federal field to satellite images and the ukraine government even publishes what the Environmental Impact the military reactions have, including the units of equipment destroyed and the cost of emissions. This study funded by insurance from ukraine and us estimated that during the 1st a year and a half after the russian invasion ukraine, 150000000 metric tons of c o 2 were emitted. This is equivalent to belgiums emissions in the same periods. The war fighting of generates quite a lot of emissions. Land of the clerk is a climate scientist and delete the author of this study. To use it show a fossil fuels for tanks by to chance, but also the whole logistics behind. You know the bo, from the lines to bring new emission, rotates solias, provide food, etc, etc. But i sort of initially expected that and that would be the biggest source of the me, sions. But thats actually not. Its not the case of the biggest source of emissions comes from having to rebuild. Ukraine does accounts for 36 percent of the nations warfare comes 2nd with 25 percent. Then you have fires with 15 percent because in many cases, 5 fighters cannot access to the territory, so the fires burn up huge areas. Then civilian slides have to be diverted, which adds another chunk of emissions. The air space over ukraine is of course, closed in russia has close its air space to western airlines as a response we cannot extensions. So a flight, for example, from london to tokyo, now takes around 15 hours instead of the previous 11. Such rewrote things put an extra 18000000. 00 tons of c u 2 into the atmosphere in the 1st year and a half of the conflict were also requires few to keep both armies running that the russian army have used 3 and a half times must fields into ukrainians, according to the research as this is because the russian supply line so much longer than the green ones. The other recent study has measured the impact of warring causes. It calculated that into for 60 days of the conflict, the fighting generated more than 281000. 00 metric tons of c o. 2. As much as 62500. 00 gasoline powered cars and meet in one year. And that doesnt include future emissions for rebuilding gaza. Most of its that to reduce it to this riley air bombardment and invasion of the 15 in territory. As it published is vito, the study has not yet been peer reviewed. So it needs to be taken with caution. Still some more evidence that points to the norms impacted. War has on Climate Change. So where does that leave us . Military forces that are massive drivers, Climate Change, war makes it worse a lot worse. So what can we do about it . There is a tension of pause between, you know, military capabilities and Climate Change and the emissions. And its up to, you know, the politicians, to make, you know, the right decision, where the balance should be, what you can only making sort of transparency decision. If you have some numbers that have been some baby steps in the right direction, the wind has recognized the problem is this pushing for much greater transparency. Some countries already declaring their military emissions and how much from spirit to weight such as the u. K. Norway, in germany, nato has been encouraging its members to deal with this issue. They released the methodology providing guidelines and tools to calculate Greenhouse Gas emissions in the military. Experts say it has its flaws, but it might influence older armed forces. Industry found that the Defense Industry manufacturers are also changing such net 0 targets in reporting their emissions put pressure on the military to do the same. But the reporting emissions alone is not enough. The military also needs to be willing to reduce them. And when the military officials are pushed on this, they know their priorities. If we have to choose between something which is green or come, but the effective, we have to choose the company affected solutions. So the challenge is to ensure that in the future to come, but the effective solutions, all agreements, reducing fossil fuel dependencies away from militarys to reduce their vulnerability. This could mean among all the things replacing jet flights by drones using electric vehicles and installing Renewable Energy generation on military basis. As well as using nuclear power. That is most clearly shown by the 11 aircraft carriers up the United States, which are all nuclear propelled. While these creates issues like Nuclear Waste reduces the problem of Greenhouse Gas emissions. Of the proposals are coming out of the middle of the tree establishment. Are all about mole military, all about the fighting, all about preparing some will fighting, but this is completely the wrong direction. In which we need to be going, we need to be paid or we need to find ways to build trust. We need to find Common Ground isnt much broad conversation to be had about minute trace, just to date and diplomacy and great to piece building and preventing, obviously conflict from the 1st place. From an environmental perspective, the best solution would obviously be to reduce the military forces everywhere. Within 2024. The opposite is happening with military spending accelerating. The secretive sector is particularly hard to clean up. A 1st step would be to lift the veil and its role in forcing Climate Change. The cluster homes and the single bomb release is hundreds of explosive devices which can destroy a vast areas upon impact. Often enough to hold the devices explode and continue to pose a threat to decades off the woods. Thats because they remain life and conduct tonight at the slightest touch with terrible consequences. She moves forward step by step centimeter by centimeter, until the metal detector sounds that money has found something a small part of a bomb lower than this one isnt dangerous anymore. But we never know what well find next to me. I know, of course, so they are d mining 14 heck, there is of land. The mind Detection Team has only covered one 3rd of the area so far. A lot can still happen. It comes yes and i am afraid that every step is dangerous to be, but we do have safety protocols which we follow closely. So everything should be fine. But nothings for sure. So its important to keep focused and take regular breaks. This area is supposed to become agricultural land, but before it can be farmed, it needs to be safe. Every find is checked by the section commander. Thats spent money as husband thats it. Because somebody but i know i do worry about my wife. Shes well trained and knows what shes doing, but generally its difficult to do this job is a couple because its dangerous for both of us and like i call them according to the Mission Leader of the 8 Organization Handicap International constantly reminds them of it. They earn good money way above the average, and the work never runs out yet. But this is not something they celebrate. We get the government. Its sad to see that today. Bombs are raining down on other countries like ukraine, with a lot of what about the civilians that hold on the top . We hear and allow us are still suffering from a war that took place many years ago. Ok, and yet continues to be a danger to our lives. So when we talk, this is what awaits people in todays wars zones, to click on how much amount of course, most of us as the indo china conflict wasnt fault in vietnam. Only it also saw communist forces and to us, supported army face off and allows between 1963 and 74. The us dropped more than 2000000 tons of munitions on the country. Incendiary and cluster bombs, shells and mines. Its estimated that every 4th village in laos still has unexploded ordnance. This is what theyre searching for and finding every day they market with the sand bag. Stepping on it means it will explode. Even heat caused by some child can make it go off. Provide me with finding one means that there are more large zillow noise one dropped, the bomb container contains 600 to 700 explosive devices would have them in this area. Is haley, and if the munition is dropped from an altitude that was not high enough and then it doesnt explode. What am i thought . We estimate that 30 percent of the explosive devices didnt go off of the under still here so that they are experts they know when to touch. And when not to touch a piece of munition. This motor shell is being placed in a hole in the ground to minimize tract when it explodes. Destination is the only way to remove the threat. But 1st, people in the area are warned to stay away. The, the, the, the, the blast like that change chief for his life. He was 17 when he last part of his arm. Every year, dozens of people experienced a similar fate. Farmers who dig children who play, they lose arms, legs, sometimes their lives. And then i have the mconnell, we were playing a game with my bowl disappeared into the bushes, mabel, who, i didnt find it there, but i found something else. When it was round and made of metal metal, the theme you doing and i thought i could play with it to my name the key. It was a bomb me. But chief for us as he became suicidal and thought hed never find a wife and start a family. But he did, therefore, children bring them much joy, but also concern watkins has we constantly worry about the children. I tell them that they have to be very careful when they play, that they cant touch anything. Well, look at your dad. I say that could happen to you. Youve tried life with one arm has its challenges, but she for meets them. In one of the worlds least developed countries, there isnt much opportunity to make a living except in agriculture. She for says hes lucky to have one healthy arm he can use to provide for his family. But here too, hes taking co risk of the of what i mean. I do get scared, but before me, another farmer worked this field and Nothing Happened to him. So i assume that its safe for the bible and that there arent any unexploded bombs here. Bottom. How many people here in los live with the trauma of war, mind clearance, workers likes that money in front of them are trying to remove that after a hard days work. Its dinner time. Today theres enough food for everyone as of now. So lets element outside the home that we are safe by and the everyone is a k and we are relieved. Or when have it, tomorrow is another day and will face new, dangerous move info. You would go for the house. That is our job, but i didnt want them to be better than the its been almost 50 years since the war and allows ended. But in a way, it hasnt living here comes with model dangers every day of the the a swiss made mine sweep by is being tested by the ukrainian company. And they blown one of the launches grain produces in the country. It wants to clear the region around the city of mutual life as mines, so that green can be cultivated here again, up to 30 percent of the Companies Found land is strewn with unexploded ordnance really was. So you credited a lot of land to call to land, to reach the need to do mining and to machine. So help us to, to do this process more quickly. This is how it works. The Remote Control clearing machine breaks the land line into small pieces or explodes it. For this footage, its from as about john. The vehicle being used in ukraine costs around 1000000 swiss francs over a 1000000 years. The Green Company, nipple on pace, health. The other half is covered by funds from germany. Swiss company, global clearance, solutions o g c s, has its production facility, and still cabinet in late constance. As the c e o explains, the machine can conduct a range of clearance tasks, a w n, as it went on to means. This is a mine clear which works with an open cage concept does. So it moves in a Forward Movement when the chisel starting to ground and hit a mine and the pressure wave escapes through this open cage. It can efficiently clear land mines onto personnel mines on t type mines to a depth of 30 centimeters much the machine such as minimal damage shot and then clear along the size of one and a half football fields a day. But the one in these metal detect is at the most common instruments used in mine, clarence the manually controlled, uncovered ground, send to me to by send to me to the swift. The mining machine by contrast, is unmanned and Remote Controlled, making the what less dangerous. Before the war and ukraine, only around 50 of these machines was sold worldwide. In the last 2 years, demand has risen significantly. G. C. S alone will deliver around 70 units to ukraine by mid 2020, the full force of Green Produce and nipple loan, and the rest of the state is often Management Authority must be in the units even what youve been surprised by the demand youre responding. Expanding capacities, though, of course, we know that the current demand wont last forever, and that we have to be flexible to fix it on passing can. In addition to g, c, s 3rd to other companies worldwide, but manufacturer of similar machines, commercially. The Company Looking in croatia and on track limited in britain a there also some smaller scale suppliers such as the dig a foundation. And this was canceling a fun it manufacturers a maximum of 2 machines a year that is currently renting out production for ukraine. One reason for the limited number of supplies is that the job also involves Training Operations and setting up infrastructure the most people sometimes think its like a loan model that you just order and drive across the field that many people, but its not like that. So is that, and you can, for example, anybody says widespread contamination from land mines and also other weapon. Its just one of these. You often know what kind of technology you need and how best to use it. As far as if it requires a lot of training on monitoring to ensure the machine is used correctly, its easy because this is all thats why g c s also offers on site training. A team from the Green Company and they belong, for example, book to 7 we cost that was carried out in ukraine boulevard. So this funds, this is not the bottom of say of the machines most working with a good team. Thats why for this moment we show the training increase the j. C. S a. Our team naval on has been awarded a permit from the Ukrainian Government to use this with the mining machine the Green Produce. And also he wants to de mine its own fields. But to accept mind clear and its contracts from other funds depending on how long the will last it could be a long time project. The would you like more insights and solutions from around the world . If you want to meet the people fighting Climate Change, visit us on facebook. If you up the story behind the headlines, follow us on instagram. And if you want green life text, what you all take, talk news the this country of my to this soft points in chinese investors, sale committed to preserving nature on that home. Assuming the impossible against powerful, oppose the 75 minutes on d. W. The west page heading down now i know i might just do it and im hoping dw newport past thing, straightened out, but theres no actually about move join us as we travel around your, facing the history of every day of that. 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