La sécurité climatique ne peut ignorer l'armée

The author contends that the military-industrial complex operates under a 'regime of exception' that allows it to evade environmental regulations and carbon accounting, specifically citing exemptions in the Kyoto Protocol. The text highlights the contradiction of using militarization to address climate-induced security threats while the military itself remains a massive emitter of greenhouse gases. It calls for a 'military degrowth' approach, including a moratorium on the arms race, to ensure that security strategies are compatible with the goal of limiting global warming to 2 degrees Celsius.

• The military-industrial complex benefits from a 'regime of exception' that allows it to ignore the 'polluter-pays' principle and avoid various environmental regulations.
• During the establishment of the Kyoto Protocol, the United States secured a clause exempting its global military operations, as well as those conducted with the UN or NATO, from emission reduction obligations.
• The Pentagon is a major global emitter of carbon dioxide, with 70% of its energy consumption resulting from the movement and use of troops and weaponry.
• Despite efforts to 'green' the military, the Pentagon's greenhouse gas emissions were reduced by only 1% between 2011 and 2015.
• The author asserts that achieving a temperature increase of less than 2 degrees Celsius is impossible without altering military structures, as militarization is fundamentally incompatible with a decarbonized economy.

APA

Cramer, B. (2020). La sécurité climatique ne peut ignorer l'armée. Green European Journal. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/la-securite-climatique-ne-peut-ignorer-larmee/

Chicago

Cramer, Ben. La sécurité climatique ne peut ignorer l'armée. Green European Journal, 2020. https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/la-securite-climatique-ne-peut-ignorer-larmee/.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@misc{cramer2020scurit, author = {Cramer, Ben}, title = {{La sécurité climatique ne peut ignorer l'armée}}, publisher = {Green European Journal}, year = {2020}, month = apr, url = {https://www.greeneuropeanjournal.eu/la-securite-climatique-ne-peut-ignorer-larmee/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }