World's war on greenhouse gas emissions has a military blind spot

FILE PHOTO: A South Korean army K1A1 tank fires during a live-fire drill which is a part of the joint military drill "Freedom Shield" between South Korea and U.S. at a military training field near the demilitarized zone separating the two Koreas in Pocheon, South Korea, March 22, 2023. REUTERS/Kim Hong-Ji/File Photo

LONDON/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - When it comes to taking stock of global emissions, there's an elephant in the room: the world's armed forces.

As temperatures hit new highs, scientists and environmental groups are stepping up pressure on the U.N. to force armies to disclose all their emissions and end a long-standing exemption that has kept some of their climate pollution off the books.