Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows

<p>Austria and Slovenia are exceptions in continent where just a third of militaries even know their carbon footprint</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/may/29/nato-military-spending-could-increase-emissions-study-finds">Revealed: Nato rearmament could increase emissions by 200m tonnes a year</a></p></li><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/30/carbon-footprint-of-israels-war-on-gaza-exceeds-that-of-many-entire-countries">Carbon footprint of Israel’s war on Gaza exceeds that of many entire countries</a></p></li></ul><p>Just two of 30 European countries have set a date to stop their militaries from emitting planet-heating emissions, a Guardian analysis has found, raising concerns about the carbon cost of Europe’s coming rearmament wave.</p><p>Austria and Slovenia are the only countries whose defence ministries have committed to reaching net zero military emissions, according to an analysis of 30 European countries, with only about one-third having worked out the size of their carbon footprint.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/may/31/only-two-european-states-have-net-zero-military-emissions-target-data-shows">Continue reading...</a>