Claim: Militaries have to Switch to Clean Energy to Stop Climate Breakdown
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Essay by Eric Worrall
Tactical efficiency apparently comes second place when addressing the climate crisis.
Three reasons why the climate crisis must reshape how we think about war
Published: September 3, 2025 10.40pm AEST
Duncan Depledge
Senior Lecturer in Geopolitics and Security, Loughborough University
Earth’s average temperature rose more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2024 for the first time – a critical threshold in the climate crisis. At the same time, major armed conflicts continue to rage in Ukraine, Gaza, Sudan and elsewhere.
What should be increasingly clear is that war now needs to be understood as unfolding in the shadow of climate breakdown.
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3. Armed forces will need to adapt
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