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Assessing the Global Military Climate Footprint

Military emissions were exempted at Kyoto and made voluntary at Paris, which leaves roughly 5.5 per cent of global emissions, some 2,750 MtCO2e a year, off the world's climate books. Reconstructed from expenditure data, that footprint would rank as the fourth-largest emitter on Earth, ahead of Russia and larger than aviation and shipping combined. This piece reads the full ledger: operations, the industrial supply chain, reconstruction, lost carbon sinks and the capital diverted from climate finance.

2026-03-05 · 13 min

The Fiscal Calculus of Syria’s Post-Assad Reconstruction

Syria’s Fiscal Dilemma Between Monetary Reform and Humanitarian Reconstruction (2025-2026) The Macro-Humanitarian Nexus The abrupt collapse of the former regime in December 2024 served as the primary catalyst for a fundamental restructuring of Syria’s institutional and humanitarian landscape (House of Commons Library, 2026). Under the transitional administration of President Ahmad al-Sharaa, the state has entered

2026-01-04 · 14 min

Carbon Offsets: A Flawed Solution, According to New Research?

Carbon Offsets: A Flawed Solution, According to New Research For years, carbon offsetting has been promoted as a key tool in the fight against climate change. The concept is simple: compensate for emissions by investing in projects that reduce or remove greenhouse gases elsewhere. However, a comprehensive research paper by Joseph Romm, Stephen Lezak, and

2025-10-10 · 3 min

Syria's Reconstruction: A Blueprint for the Many, Not the Few

Syria’s Reconstruction: A Blueprint for the Many, Not the Few For generations, Ahmad’s family tended their olive grove on a sun-drenched hill in Syria. The trees were their inheritance and their future, a symbol of peace and permanence. Then the war came and turned it all to ash. Today, Ahmad’s dream isn’t just to replant

2025-08-31 · 7 min

What If We Get It Right? Reimagining a Nation's Future

Order your copy What If We Get It Right? Reimagining a Nation’s Future For more than a decade, the story of my homeland, Syria, has been a relentless accounting of loss. It has been defined by everything that went wrong: the humanitarian catastrophe, the failed state, the unsolvable problem. The global narrative has been one

2025-08-24 · 4 min

Syria's Polycrisis: Integrating Environmental Justice and Green Reconstruction for a Resilient Future

Executive Summary Syria faces a devastating “polycrisis.” The growing impacts of climate change are deeply connected to years of poor governance, a brutal conflict lasting over a decade, and a severe economic collapse. This report argues these are not separate problems. Instead, they are part of a single, widespread failure. Environmental damage has both driven

2025-07-02 · 3 min