Climate change in US military doctrine

For the past two decades, the United States has framed climate change as a national security issues. In 2007, the first recommendation was to integrate the security implications of climate change into the country’s national security, defence, and military strategies. This integration aimed at making defence operations more resilient, efficient, and climate-conscious, while improving operational capabilities for better early warnings against daily climate perils.

In this video, Sherri Goodman, Vice Chair of the United States’ International Security Advisory Board, discusses the measures taken by the United States to adapt to climate change and strengthen its armed forces’ resilience.

• How does the United States address climate and defense issues?
• In what ways has energy independence become both a strategic and an environmental issue for the military?
• How does the Arctic region illustrate the new geopolitical challenges induced by climate change?