Irresponsible Science?

The document consists of three tables identifying corporations and organisations involved in fossil fuels and arms. It details the roles of various oil, gas, and coal companies, their reserves rankings, and their environmental records. It also lists global arms manufacturers, their involvement in nuclear weapons programmes, and UK military entities, highlighting ethical concerns regarding recruitment and military strategy.

• The document lists numerous global fossil fuel corporations, ranking several by their reserves in CO2 emissions equivalent. For example, BP is identified as the "World’s 5th largest oil and gas corporation", ExxonMobil as the "World’s 4th largest", and Rosneft as the "World’s 2nd largest".
• Several companies are noted for their involvement in high-carbon unconventional resources, such as oil sands and shale gas. This includes Halliburton, described as "North America's leader in unconventional resources", and INEOS Upstream, which claims to be "the biggest player in the UK onshore shale gas sector".
• The report identifies major global arms corporations and their rankings by military sales. Lockheed Martin is listed as the "World's no.1 corporation measured by military sales", followed by Boeing at "World's no.2" and Raytheon at "World's no.3".
• Multiple arms corporations are linked to nuclear weapons programmes. Lockheed Martin manufactures "Trident nuclear missiles used by US and UK militaries", while the Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE) is responsible for the "design, development, manufacture and maintenance of warheads for the UK's nuclear weapons".
• The document outlines ethical concerns regarding the UK military, specifically noting that the UK is the "only country in Europe to recruit from age 16" and that there is evidence the army "targets deprived communities in its recruitment activities".
• The text argues that UK military capability exceeds the needs of territorial defence and peace-keeping, citing problematic equipment such as "nuclear-armed submarine-launched ballistic missiles" and "very long-range armed robotic planes".

APA

Scientists for Global Responsibility (n.d.). Irresponsible Science? https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-10/Fossilfuel%2Barms_corporations.pdf

Chicago

Scientists for Global Responsibility. Irresponsible Science? n.d. https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-10/Fossilfuel%2Barms_corporations.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{scientistsforglobalresponsibilityndirresponsible, author = {{Scientists for Global Responsibility}}, title = {{Irresponsible Science?}}, institution = {Scientists for Global Responsibility}, url = {https://www.sgr.org.uk/sites/default/files/2019-10/Fossilfuel%2Barms_corporations.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }