The main beneficiary of NATO’s spending targets is the arms industry, which has seen its profits and share prices surge.

NATO’s goal of spending 2% of GDP on the military will accelerate climate breakdown and can cost us the planet. In 2023, NATO members-mostly rich states historically responsible for the climate crisis-spent $1.34 trillion on their militaries, an increase of $126 bn in one year.

If NATO's militaries were a single country, it would rank as the world's 36th biggest carbon pollutor out of 196 countries.

livestream available: youtube.com/watch?v=eyt-XZh2…

#COP28 Side Event. Sunday 10 Dec. 11:30h - 13:00h GST/UTC+4. Side Event Room 4, Zone B6. Shifting money and power:true transformational climate action as a peace and justice multiplier

Coming webniar on Dec 8 at 9am EST, 3pm CET, 6pm GST on Zoom. "Some insights into COP 28: What is happening on the ground?"

The elephant in the climate room - Militarism - remains unaddressed.

#COP28 PANEL DISCUSSION:With military emissions now on the climate agenda, should global military spending be part of the climate finance and Loss and Damage debate? If so how?

Panelists include Prof Neta Crawford @CostsOfWar, Kristy Kelly @DrexelUniv, @mitzijonelle, Deborah Burton @_TPNS, Rula Asad @SFJnetwork, Nesmah Mansour @Peace_Track, moderated by Michelle Benzing @WILPF

Live streaming available here, starting at 1130AM GST youtube.com/watch?v=_riIohK3…

Coming #COP28 Official Side Event: Win-win for climate and gender justice & peace: Acting on military spending and military emissions Monday 4 December 11:30–13:00 LOCATION: SE Room 2 @WILPF @_TPNS