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Net Zero Militaries (NETZMIL): Retaining Operational Effectiveness in a Low Carbon World

净零军事 (NETZMIL)：在低碳世界中保持作战效率

基本信息

批准号：
ES/W012820/1
负责人：
Duncan Depledge
金额：
$ 27.79万
依托单位：
Loughborough University
依托单位国家：
英国
项目类别：
Research Grant
财政年份：
2023
资助国家：
英国
起止时间：
2023 至无数据
项目状态：
未结题

来源：
https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=ES%2FW012820%2F1
关键词：
Net Zero Militaries NETZMIL Retaining

项目摘要

Defence is the single largest institutional consumer of hydrocarbons in the world. In the UK, the defence sector accounts for approximately 50% of central government greenhouse gas emissions. In 2021, responding to growing pressure from civil society and defence industry, both the UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) and NATO recognised that the carbon cost of military operations needed to fall. However, academics and policymakers have yet to meaningfully address the implications of 'Net Zero' ambitions for the future character of military operations. NETZMIL aims to assess the actual and potential impact of the UK Government's Net Zero ambitions on military operations. The project has been co-designed through consultations with key stakeholders from across UK Defence and NATO. Using the UK as a case study, NETZMIL will illuminate key concerns, challenges and opportunities around how militaries in general can retain operational effectiveness whilst supporting the transition to a Net Zero world. To meet NETZMIL's overall aim, the project asks: (1) to what extent have the British Government's Net Zero targets already influenced UK defence policy, strategy and operations; (2) across UK Defence, what are the key concerns, opportunities and challenges for operational effectiveness arising from Net Zero military operations; and (3) how might adopting a Net Zero approach to military operations interact with other key trends shaping the future character of military operations? NETZMIL will make novel contributions to the scholarly fields of War Studies and Climate Security Studies by drawing attention to the ways in which the transition to Net Zero could impact the future character of military operations. Up to now, scholarly inquiry has tended to focus on whether climate change could be a cause of war or how it is likely to directly impact military operations. NETZMIL's findings will be communicated to academic audiences through 3 substantial journal articles, as well as presentations at 3 research seminars and 2 academic conferences. The findings will also inform a book proposal. To benefit non-academic users, NETZMIL will generate new knowledge regarding the opportunities and challenges of 'Net Zero' military operations. This knowledge will be disseminated across UK Defence, NATO and the wider international community through a series of 3 workshops, private briefings and short commentaries. NETZMIL will also facilitate the creation of an international community of practitioners (academic and non-academic) that will draw upon the findings and insights generated by the project to guide future decisions about policy, strategy and doctrine, nationally and internationally. The project adopts an innovative and exploratory qualitative methodological approach, drawing on semi-structured interviews and focus groups with participants from UK Defence, as well as international experts and practitioners from organisations such as NATO.

国防是世界上最大的碳氢化合物消费机构。在英国，国防部门约占中央政府温室气体排放量的50%。2021年，为应对来自民间社会和国防工业的压力，英国国防部（MOD）和北约都认识到军事行动的碳成本需要下降。然而，学术界和政策制定者尚未有意义地解决“净零”野心对军事行动未来特征的影响。NETZMIL旨在评估英国政府的净零野心对军事行动的实际和潜在影响。该项目是通过与英国国防部和北约的主要利益相关者协商共同设计的。以英国为案例研究，NETZMIL将阐明军队如何在保持作战效能的同时支持向净零世界过渡的关键问题，挑战和机遇。为了实现NETZMIL的总体目标，该项目提出了以下问题：（1）英国政府的净零目标在多大程度上影响了英国的国防政策、战略和行动;（2）在英国国防部，净零军事行动产生的作战效能的关键问题、机遇和挑战是什么;以及（3）军事行动中采用净零方法如何与塑造未来军事行动特征的其他关键趋势相互作用？NETZMIL将通过提请注意向净零过渡可能影响军事行动未来特征的方式，为战争研究和气候安全研究的学术领域做出新的贡献。到目前为止，学术研究往往集中在气候变化是否可能是战争的原因，或者它可能如何直接影响军事行动。NETZMIL的研究结果将通过3篇重要的期刊文章以及3个研究研讨会和2个学术会议的演讲传达给学术界。调查结果还将为一本书的提案提供信息。为了使非学术用户受益，NETZMIL将产生关于“净零”军事行动的机遇和挑战的新知识。这些知识将通过一系列的3个研讨会、私人简报和简短评论在英国国防部、北约和更广泛的国际社会传播。NETZMIL还将促进创建一个国际从业者社区（学术和非学术），该社区将利用该项目产生的调查结果和见解，指导国家和国际未来有关政策，战略和理论的决定。该项目采用了创新和探索性的定性方法，利用半结构化访谈和焦点小组，参与者来自英国国防部，以及来自北约等组织的国际专家和从业人员。