DOD releases new Climate Risk Assessment

By Tony Bertuca / October 21, 2021 at 12:15 PM
The Defense Department today released its Climate Risk Assessment as a "first step towards inclusion of the security implications of climate change across the DOD enterprise." Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the new document “lays out a path to incorporate” climate change security considerations into DOD’s strategic planning. “To deter war and protect our country, the department must understand the ways climate change affects missions, plans, and capabilities,” he said in a statement. “This report serves as an important first...

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