Climate Militarism events during COP27
Thursday 3 November
ONLINE
War in Ukraine and the Climate Crisis
7:00 pm – 8:00 pm EDT, Webinar
Conversation with Colonel Lawrence Wilkerson and Janet Well about the war in Ukraine, the climate crises and the connections between the two topics. Col. Lawrence Wilkerson was Chief of Staff to Secretary of State Colin Powell from 2002 to 2005, and a distinguished professor of government and public policy at the College of William and Mary. Wilkerson is a critic of the US invasion of Iraq, the ongoing War on Terror, and the turn to a new nuclear arms race. Janet Weil, a military family member and retired adult educator, serves on the Veterans For Peace Climate Crisis and Militarism Project.
This webinar is sponsored by Peace Action Maine and Massachusetts Peace Action.
Wednesday 9 November
SHARM EL-SHEIKH
Dealing with military and conflict related emissions under the UNFCCC
13h15 – 14h45 (EET)
UNFCCC side event venue: Osiris (300)
by Ukraine and Catholic Agency for Overseas Development
ONLINE
War in a changing climate
7-8:30pm (Eastern Standard Time)
Wars are raging and the climate is collapsing. Is there something that can be done to address both problems at once? Join this webinar with Dr. Elizabeth G. Boulton, Kate Booth PhD. and Tristan Sykes (Just Collapse), and David Swanson, with Liz Remmerswaal Hughes moderating, to hear some new ideas and ask questions.
Webinar by World without War
Thursday 10th November
SHARM EL-SHEIKH
No War, No Warming: Demilitarization at Home and Across Borders to Confront the Climate Crisis
Climate Justice Pavilion (TBC)
Militaries are the largest contributors to climate pollution in the world and fossil-fueled wars are worsening the climate crisis. At the same time communities on the frontlines of fossil fuel extraction are highly militarized and face police repression. Hear from military-impacted peoples and leaders from frontline communities working to end the police and prison industrial complex and transition militarized communities, to advance peace and climate justice.
By Grassroots Global Justice Alliance
ONLINE
Military Emissions Gap – annual update 2022
10.00-11.00 GMT
Speakers: Linsey Cottrell, CEOBS; Doug Weir, CEOBS; Stuart Parkinson, SGR; In Chul Wang, Green Korea United
Includes publication of new estimate of global military carbon emissions
Organised by CEOBS
Thursday 17th November
No War, No Warming: Demilitarization and Climate Justice
15h00-16h30 (EET)
UNFCCC side event venue: Amon (150)
by Grassroots Global Justice Alliance (GGJ) and Coordinadora de Organizaciones de