Exclusive: 17% increase in military spending will add emissions equivalent to those of some entire countries
Trump’s huge spending boost for the Pentagon will produce an additional 26 megatons (Mt) of planet-heating gases – on a par with the entire annual carbon equivalent (CO2e) emissions generated by 68 gas power plants or the entire country of Croatia, new research reveals.
The Pentagon’s 2026 budget – and climate footprint – is set to surge to $1tn thanks to Trump’s One Big Beautiful Act, a 17% rise on last year.
