Military Has Understood Strategic Advantages of Low-Carbon Technology – Security Researcher

Jun 12, 2025 | Benjamin Wehrmann
Clean Energy Wire
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The re-arming of Europe looks set to become one of the most dynamic policy areas for the EU in the foreseeable future. Hundreds of billions of euros will be invested between Portugal and Finland in the coming years to bolster national militaries and better protect energy supply and infrastructure – with the effects on climate and energy ranging from potentially rising emissions to faster breakthroughs for energy transition technologies. Clean Energy Wire spoke with security and climate policy researcher Ole Adolphsen from the German Institute for International Security Affairs (SWP) to find out whether Europe must brace for a military-fuelled emissions boost, the likelihood of electric tanks on the battlefield and the changing relationship between environmental and peace movements.