Low-carbon warfare: climate change, net zero and military operations
Low-carbon warfare: climate change, net zero and military operations
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低碳战争：气候变化、净零排放和军事行动
DOI：
10.1093/ia/iiad001
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发表时间：
2023
影响因子：
4.5
通讯作者：
Depledge D
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Depledge D
国防有碳问题。为了应对日益严重的气候危机而加强净零排放目标，迫使军方寻找如何在净零世界的限制下有效运用武力的问题的答案。本文介绍了“低碳战争”的概念，作为捕捉最新发展的一种手段，它们与二十一世纪战争事务的现有担忧的吻合程度，以及随着全球能源转型的展开，未来几年军队运作方式发生重大变化的前景。文章表明，由于军队摆脱化石燃料的实际挑战，追求低碳战争并不容易。此外，低碳战争不会减轻与军事部署（包括战争）相关的所有道德和环境问题。尽管如此，它确实为概念化军队如何开始解决其“碳足迹”以及这对未来的行动意味着什么提供了一个宝贵的起点。
Defence has a carbon problem. The strengthening of net-zero emissions targets in response to the deepening climate crisis is forcing militaries to find answers to the question of how to wield force effectively within the constraints of a net-zero world. This article introduces the concept of ‘low-carbon warfare’ as a means of capturing recent developments, the extent to which they dovetail with existing concerns regarding the business of war in the twenty-first century, and the prospect of significant changes to how militaries operate in the years ahead as the global energy transition unfolds. The article demonstrates that the pursuit of low-carbon warfare will not be easy owing to the practical challenges of transitioning militaries away from fossil fuels. Moreover, low-carbon warfare will not mitigate all the ethical and environmental concerns associated with military deployments up to and including war. It does nevertheless offer a valuable starting point for conceptualizing how militaries are beginning to address their ‘carbon bootprints’ and what this will mean for future operations.