President Biden has called tackling the climate crisis a national security priority. The Department of the Navy recently issued a strategy called “Climate Action 2030.”
- Meredith Berger, assistant secretary of the Navy for Energy, Installations and Environment, said the new strategy is bold in that it is comprehensive and action-oriented.
- She said the Navy and Marine Corps have been doing assessments to understand how climate is impacting installations and are building to higher floodplain levels.
- The department is partnering with industry on solutions to reduce its carbon footprint and working to incorporate electric and hybrid vehicles.
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Meredith Berger gives her remarks before signing a Memorandum of Understanding with the California Energy Commission at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, San Diego, California, Dec. 1, 2021 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Jose S. GuerreroDeleon)
U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Robert Guerra and U.S. Navy Hospital Corpsman First Class Bryan Pascascio observe and annotate climate data using a wet bulb globe thermometer and a Kestrel handheld weather meter to determine the effects of weather conditions on personnel in Peleliu, Republic of Palau, July 30, 2020 (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Cpl. Anabel Abreu Rodriguez)
