Low-carbon warfare
Climate Change, Net Zero and Military Operations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 3721157 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Duncan Depledge (0000-0003-1092-6774, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 99 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 667-685 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-06 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Affairs (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0020-5850 • E-ISSN: 1468-2346 |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1093/ia/iiad001 |
| OpenAlex | W4319264733 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 16 |
Defence has a carbon problem. The strengthening of net-zero emissions targets in response to the deepening climate crisis is forcing militaries to find answers to the question of how to wield force effectively within the constraints of a net-zero world. This article introduces the concept of 'low-carbon warfare' as a means of capturing recent developments, the extent to which they dovetail with existing concerns regarding the business of war in the twenty-first century, and the prospect of significant changes to how militaries operate in the years ahead as the global energy transition unfolds. The article demonstrates that the pursuit of low-carbon warfare will not be easy owing to the practical challenges of transitioning militaries away from fossil fuels. Moreover, low-carbon warfare will not mitigate all the ethical and environmental concerns associated with military deployments up to and including war. It does nevertheless offer a valuable starting point for conceptualizing how militaries are beginning to address their 'carbon bootprints' and what this will mean for future operations
Climate change · Economics · Fossil fuel · Global warming · Greenhouse gas · Political economy · Political science · Waste management · Ecology · Engineering · Global Energy and Sustainability Research · Space exploration and regulation · Space Science and Extraterrestrial Life
Climate Change and National Security
Reframing an Established Order? An Analysis of the Defense Departments’ Climate Change Strategies of EU and Nato Member States
On (In-)Secure Grounds
“Green” Security
Feathers and Frequencies
The politics of climate security in France
Emissions reduction, military lands, and Canada’s defence policy
Defence and climate change
Uncontested terrain? Reflections on the perception of the military in climate security
The UK Ministry of Defence, “Low-Carbon Warfare,” and the struggle to construct novel sociotechnical imaginaries of future war
Short of disarmament
Accepting responsibility? Institutions and the security implications of climate change
Public perceptions of the use of artificial intelligence in Defence
Climate change, security and the institutional prospects for ecological security
Concrete Impacts
Military social harm
| Citations per year | 8 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2024 - 2026 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |