Only two European states have net zero military emissions target, data shows

The world’s militaries account for 5.5% of global emissions, yet individual governments are not required to report how much they are responsible for. Photograph: Antonio Bronić/Reuters

Just two of 30 European countries have set a date to stop their militaries from emitting planet-heating emissions, a Guardian analysis has found, raising concerns about the carbon cost of Europe’s coming rearmament wave.

Austria and Slovenia are the only countries whose defence ministries have committed to reaching net zero military emissions, according to an analysis of 30 European countries, with only about one-third having worked out the size of their carbon footprint.