U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez on Wednesday denounced the exclusion of military emissions from national decarbonization pledges, arguing—in concert with scores of climate justice advocates—that ignoring a key source of greenhouse gas pollution makes it impossible to fully understand and tackle the planetary emergency. Abby Martin, host of “The Empire Files,” in response to the journalist’s question about whether greenhouse gases (GHG) emitted by the U.S. armed forces should be included in President Joe Biden’s vow to cut carbon pollution in half from 2005 levels by the end of the decade. The Pentagon is a larger polluter than 140 countries combined and annual U.S. military spending is approaching $780 billion dollars, Abby added.
— source commondreams.org | Nov 11, 2021