The US Military Produces More Greenhouse Gases Than Any Institution On Earth

The US Department of Defense has acknowledged that climate change is one of the biggest threats to global security currently facing the world. In a twist of irony, the biggest producer of greenhouse gas emissions of any institution on Earth is, uh, their military. Between 2010 to 2019, the US armed forces pumped out 636 million metric tons of CO 2 . Though annual emissions declined from roughly 76 million metric tons in 2010 to about 55 million by the end of the decade, the American armed forces still generate more CO 2 than most countries. This massive carbon footprint…