What's so wrong about a green arms manufacturer?

James S Murray
clock • 3 min read

It is easy for pacifists to condemn the development of an fuel efficient tank, but there is no reason why the defence industry should not embrace green technologies

The news that BAE has demonstrated the first hybrid-engine tank is likely to spark a predictable response from the green movement as commentators rush to point out the irony of trying to help save the...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

James S Murray
Author spotlight

James S Murray

View profile
More from James S Murray

Poll: Over two thirds of households taking steps to curb energy demand

'Electrification is a far bigger prize': Tories spark fresh row over net zero cost claims

More on Technology

CapChar to capture and store heat from biochar production at Hampshire farm
Technology

CapChar to capture and store heat from biochar production at Hampshire farm

Project delivered in partnership with Carbon350 builds on previous Cornwall pilot combining biochar production, thermal energy storage, and digital carbon measurement

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 18 August 2026 • 3 min read
Carbon emissions from UK government IT use fell 13 per cent in 2024
Technology

Carbon emissions from UK government IT use fell 13 per cent in 2024

Less than one per cent of UK government ICT waste also went to either landfill or incineration without energy recovery in 2024 to 2025, official report reveals

Stuart Stone
Stuart Stone
clock 18 August 2026 • 4 min read
The UK needs more supportive policies for bio-based chemicals, materials and products
Technology

The UK needs more supportive policies for bio-based chemicals, materials and products

A range of everyday, bio-based products can be made from renewable biological resources such as plants, algae, microbes, mycelium as well as food and agricultural wastes, writes Emily Nichols of the Renewable Energy Association

Emily Nichols, Renewable Energy Association
clock 07 August 2026 • 5 min read