How reducing the US military budget would also reduce emissions
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New research shows that even with modest reductions in military funding, the United States would keep a whole lot of carbon out of the atmosphere.

the world’s militaries are responsible for more than double that, at 5.5 percent.

If combined, the world’s armed forces would have the fourth highest carbon footprint, behind India, the U.S., and China.

Yet it’s been maddeningly difficult for researchers to monitor the emissions of militaries, which aren’t required to report these things.

  • Semester3383@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    3 days ago

    Reducing the US military budget would likely also have the added ‘feature’ of resulting in Europe being under the thumb of Russia, and Africa, Asia, and South America being under the thumb of China. A large military budget–even if the military isn’t used–has the effect of acting as a deterrent. We’ve already seen that Russia has no qualms about using their military when they think they can get away with it, and China is continually threatening Taiwan (among others).

    • I Cast Fist@programming.dev
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      1 day ago

      So, you’re telling me yurop will have to deal with their own shit, as they have for for centuries, while other places finally break free of 'murican imperialism? Doesn’t sound bad

      I have no love for China or the CCP, but they are offering a better economic deal than the USA and, afaik, aren’t financing coups and extremist opposition in Africa or South America.

    • Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      2 days ago

      You think this russia that cant even beat ukraine, that after 3 years is basicly bankrupt, resulted to childsoldiers, donkeys for supply and imports their other soldiers from china and NK, could fight off angry polish, usual power house blob france, eager turks, balcans who gladly would teach serbia a lesson for still refusing their war crimes, the mad lads, ladies and lados of finland and all populist lead countrys whos leaders would use this to boost their platform?

      They couldnt even fight off their own mercinary revolt nore do their people care if someone marches threw their lands. As seen with kursk most of them were even glad and grateful for ukrainian troops bringing food and water because russia abandond them.

      Maybe japan would even take the opportunity to regain their lost islands from the russians lol

      For the china thing…yeah im full on your side. Eventhough trump is a chinese-russian puppet.

      • Goldholz @lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        2 days ago

        Nah. He is correct. Though west taiwan currently has internal governmental instability and troubles, they would commit fully to take over taiwan. And play their already big influence in africa and south america even harder