Carbon bootprint: why are military emissions top secret? | Militaries are among the world's biggest CO2 emitters, but data is lacking on how much they contribute to climate change (www.context.news)

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[-] Mac@mander.xyz 1 points 6 days ago

Fun fact: military vehicles aren't required to have emissions equipment at all.

Your engine has all kinds of complicated systems to reduce emissions at the expense of efficiency and ease of maintenance but military and marine engines don't have them.

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