Trump’s $1tn for Pentagon to add huge planet-heating emissions, study shows

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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 (CO 2 e) 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. Military emissions are closely tied to military spending. The budget bonanza will push the Pentagon’s total greenhouse emissions to a staggering 178 Mt of CO 2...