The Biden administration released several documents last year related to the impact of climate change on national security. This year, it’s time to start actually changing how agencies do business and begin integrating climate considerations into national security practices, according to a report by Brigitte Hugh, program assistant at the Center for Climate and Security, […]
China is turning the climate crisis into an advantage in its competition with the United States, but the U.S. still has a window of opportunity to keep up and stay ahead. Erin Sikorsky, director of the Center for Climate and Security, previously on the National Intelligence Council, said China is using climate change to try […]
The Pentagon’s Senior Climate Advisor Joe Bryan says climate change costs defense resources and readiness. The Defense Department wants to approach climate change by increasing resilience and security. John Conger, director of the Center for Climate and Security and former principal deputy under secretary of defense (comptroller) said the department is in the planning stage […]
The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, says the climate crisis will drive instability in some global regions. The Defense Department has several climate initiatives underway. John Conger, former principal deputy under secretary of defense (comptroller) and director of the Center for Climate and Security, said one should think of climate […]
John Conger, director of the Center for Climate and Security, discusses work stopping on disaster recovery at Air Force bases, and how military installations are preparing for hurricane season.
John Conger, director of the Center for Climate and Security and former principal deputy under secretary at the Defense Department, discusses how climate change is affecting military bases and construction of new facilities.
