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What's the climate cost of war?

What's the climate cost of war?

The Climate Question vor 6 Monaten

How does war impact our planet? And are there any ways for the military to cut emissions?

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War leaves a visible trail of destruction: lives and families
devastated, homes and communities reduced to rubble.

But there is also a climate cost of armed conflict, and it’s an
issue that Climate Question listeners have been asking about. So
in this show, Host Graihagh Jackson chats to two leading experts
about the carbon footprint of battle itself - the jets, the
bombs, the supply lines - and the impact of maintaining armies
and bases during peacetime. They discuss Gaza and Ukraine, as
well as the current US-Israel war with Iran.

Graihagh also finds out if there any ways for the military to
reduce their emissions and whether they see climate change as a
strategic threat.

GUESTS: Neta Crawford, Professor of International Relations,
University of St Andrews. Dr. Benjamin Neimark, Associate
Professor at Queen Mary, University of London

Got a question or comment? email us at theclimatequestion@bbc.com

Producers: Diane Richardson, Grace Braddock Sound Engineer: Tom
Brignell and Philip Bull Production Coordinator: Brenda Brown
Editor: Simon Watts