THE PENTAGON’S DIRTY CARBON BOOT-PRINT

As the world observes Earth Day today, one institution seems to have been let off the hook: the U.S. military. It’s the planet’s biggest polluter, according to multiple studies.

Washington has done much to bury this uncomfortable truth. It lobbied to exempt its military from reporting its emissions, as required by the 1997 Kyoto Protocol. The 2015 Paris Agreement overturned this exemption - but still does not legally bind the US to report military emissions.

With at least 750 American army bases globally (29 in Africa), it’s not just US boots on the ground that are a cause for concern - but the carbon footprint they leave. African Stream’s Kenneth Kaigua looks at how this enormous war machine is killing our beautiful planet.

It’s another reason to take pride in our brothers and sisters in the Sahel, as they kick out US forces from their counties - do you agree?