John, we need to talk about this:
Militarism and war are major contributors to the climate crisis.
From violent brutality that destroys lives to the contamination of water and soil, war takes a devastating toll on people and the land. And as war rages in multiple parts of the world, we don’t have to look far to see the consequences.
Recent reports show that Israel’s bombardment of Gaza killed thousands of people and produced more carbon emissions than 20 climate-vulnerable countries do in a year—in the first two months alone.1
While the direct climate impact of war is alarming on its own, it is far from the only reason we should care. We are in this fight for people and the planet and for a more just and harmonious way of living. The same extractive and imperialist system has led both to the climate crisis and to the US funding genocide and global conflict.
And with climate chaos wreaking havoc, world leaders—including President Biden—continue to spend billions to fund wars and militaries and next to nothing on the climate investments we desperately need to save our future.2,3
Wars and militarism are destructive in countless ways, including climate breakdown. That’s why we’re urging President Biden to divest from wars and fund climate solutions—will you join us?
Last year, President Biden made a bold commitment to increase renewable energy targets, and he recently paused all new liquified natural gas (LNG) exports—but these steps are not nearly enough to solve the climate crisis.
The United States is one of the top emitters in the world, and our military uses more fossil fuel than any other institution on Earth.4
To truly transition our energy system away from fossil fuels, we need to invest significantly more in a liveable future for all, not military funding that puts human lives and our environment at risk.
Thank you for taking action,
- Team 350
1 - Mother Jones
2 - Vox
3 - The New Republic
4 - Aljazeera
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