> Their competitors - which like the US military will be state-controlled entities - for burning the most fossil fuels aren't exactly known for their transparency.
The Pentagon has never passed an audit, so it's not known for it's transparency either.
https://www.npr.org/2021/05/19/997961646/the-pentagon-has-ne...
https://www.defensenews.com/pentagon/2023/11/16/pentagon-fai...
Trillions of funds unaccounted for & much of what is accounted for is "top secret". Not transparent.
> Sure, this comparison may be "cheating", but put it this way; it's much worse for global emissions to have Aramco improve their barrels/day rate by 10% than the Pentagon's budget increase by 10%.
Much of the violence, weapon production, & violations of sovereignty in the world is centered around the desire to control this resource. I'll take emissions that make make life better/useful things vs emissions that destroy lives/things.