40: I would MANDATE MILITARY CARBON REPORTING with Dr Benjamin Neimark
Sun Jul 20 2025
Climate and War: Understanding the Intersection of the Military Sector and the Climate & Nature Crisis
This episode delves into the challenging topic of carbon emissions and other environmental impacts of peacetime and wartime military activities. From the impact of burning fossils fuels, construction of military bases and the use of concrete, a high carbon-emitter material, in the construction of military bases as well as defensive and offensive structures. The discussion with Dr Benjamin Neimark, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, is wide-ranging and urgent, particularly in the face of hot wars in Ukraine and the Gaza, Sudan and Congo genocides. Dr Neimark discusses his work in the wider context of the lack of mandatory carbon emissions reporting by the military sector to the IPCC, and the ambitious goal of his team to bridge the military emissions data gap. The ultimate hope is to encourage and foster diverse coalitions between the climate & environmental, social justice and peace movements.
Links & Mentions:
Dr Benjamin Neimark on Linkedin
Ecoprecarity: Vulnerable Lives in Literature and Culture by Benjamin Neimark
National Security and Climate Change: Behind the U.S. Pursuit of Military Exemptions to the Kyoto Protocol
Resolution (1997) regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change.
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Climate and War: Understanding the Intersection of the Military Sector and the Climate & Nature Crisis This episode delves into the challenging topic of carbon emissions and other environmental impacts of peacetime and wartime military activities. From the impact of burning fossils fuels, construction of military bases and the use of concrete, a high carbon-emitter material, in the construction of military bases as well as defensive and offensive structures. The discussion with Dr Benjamin Neimark, Senior Lecturer at Queen Mary University of London, is wide-ranging and urgent, particularly in the face of hot wars in Ukraine and the Gaza, Sudan and Congo genocides. Dr Neimark discusses his work in the wider context of the lack of mandatory carbon emissions reporting by the military sector to the IPCC, and the ambitious goal of his team to bridge the military emissions data gap. The ultimate hope is to encourage and foster diverse coalitions between the climate & environmental, social justice and peace movements. Links & Mentions: Dr Benjamin Neimark on Linkedin Ecoprecarity: Vulnerable Lives in Literature and Culture by Benjamin Neimark National Security and Climate Change: Behind the U.S. Pursuit of Military Exemptions to the Kyoto Protocol Resolution (1997) regarding the conditions for the United States becoming a signatory to any international agreement on greenhouse gas emissions under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. ✍️ Sign up for the newsletter on gillianburkevoice.com 🤝 Connect with Gillian on Instagram or email podcast@gillianburkevoice.com 💚🌍✌🏾 Thanks for listening