Climate Warriors: How to fuel the military of the future
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Sustainability Climate Warriors: The RAF's quest to go green
The Chief of the Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal Sir Mike Wigston, wants to see the service achieve net-zero carbon emissions by the year 2040.
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Army Climate Warriors: MOD estate to undergo transformation to host 'green Army'
The British Army is on a mission to become greener, but it differs from the other services due to the huge amount of land it uses.
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Sustainability Climate Warriors: RAF in race to cut emissions and carbon footprint
RAF, the largest CO2 emitter in defence, has committed to achieving net-zero by 2040 – ahead of the UK Government's 2050 target.
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Sustainability Climate Warriors: Solving the aircraft carrier energy dilemma
How did Navy respond when HMS Queen Elizabeth and HMS Prince of Wales doubled energy consumption at Portsmouth naval base?
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Sustainability Climate Warriors: Can the British military go green?
It is estimated that the world's militaries produce about 6% of global CO2 emissions.
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Sustainability Climate warriors: The military's fight against global warming
We travelled with Lt Gen Richard Nugee, who devised the UK military's strategy on sustainability, on his 9,000-mile trip to Antarctica.
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Arctic/Antarctic Exclusive: Military reservists and veterans set off on Antarctic climate change expedition
The team will head to an area of Antarctica where no human has gone before to help researchers understand the effects of climate change.
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Tri-Service New Chief of the Defence Staff: What's on his agenda?
Admiral Sir Tony Radakin has taken the reins from General Sir Nick Carter as head of the UK military.
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Sustainability 'Historic first' as Prince Charles and Duchess of Cornwall fly to Jordan on RAF Voyager using sustainable fuel
Defence is making a number of changes to improve its sustainability as the UK works to be carbon net-zero by 2050.
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Sustainability RAF test pilot's world record flight on 100% synthetic fuel
The aircraft took off from Cotswold Airport, using fully synthetic gasoline made from just water, thin air and renewable energy.
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UK Watch: 'Exciting' opportunity to improve carbon footprint, says outgoing defence chief
General Sir Nick Carter spoke to Forces News, before he hands over to successor Admiral Sir Tony Radakin next month.
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Sustainability 'Beacon for Defence': Chief of Defence Staff opens new low carbon headquarters
The new headquarters for the Defence Infrastructure Organisation is not carbon neutral, but reduces emissions by almost 50%.
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Sustainability Army's first solar farm a 'key milestone in its go-green agenda'
The new solar farm at the Defence School of Transport is roughly the same size as eight football pitches and is the first of four pilots.
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Sustainability Climate change is a 'driver' of global conflict, military analyst says
Senior military analyst Ben Barry says climate change makes areas less wealthy and "desperate" people more "likely to take up arms".
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USA Watch: Incredible Moment US Sinks Its Own Ship Off Hawaii
A joint American military force demonstrated its firepower during a sinking exercise, destroying a decommissioned navy frigate.