Energy, Climate and Environmental Security - Energy Academic Group
Energy, Climate and Environmental Security
Senior officials at DOD have publicly raised concerns about, and recommended actions to address, the security implications of climate change, both due to its effect on military infrastructure, readiness and operations, and its broader geostrategic implications for the US. In addition, changes in the Arctic will affect Naval operations and US security from increased commercial activity (trade and resource extraction) to increased activities of Arctic and non-Arctic nations who wish to exert influence.
Understanding the intersection of energy, climate and environmental security can help the Navy to understand the broader effects on military readiness, operations and strategy. EAG is building capacity in these areas including
- Law and policy related to climate and national security
- Governance and policy related to the changing Arctic;
- Role of Autonomous Systems and related legal and policy issues; and,
- Understanding the impacts of energy and environmental security in a changing climate.
Related Resources
Net Zero Emissions by 2050 / Decarbonization
- Pathways to Net Zero Emissions for the Operational Navy (NRP / Full Report)
- Pathways to Net Zero: Summary and Tables
- Briefer: Net Zero Efforts Across World Militaries
Autonomous Systems Resources
- Podcast: AI with AI: Up, Up & Autonomy (features Fletcher & Lesse)
- Advancing Clarity: Analysis of UxS Legal Questions (CRUSER / Full Report)
- Advancing Clarity: Analysis of UxS Legal Questions (IEEE Paper for Oceans 2022)
- Intern Report: Governance over Autonomous Systems in the Arctic
- Intern Report: Treatment of Expendable Unmanned Systems under U.S. Environmental Law
- Priority Law and Policy Issues Related to Autonomous and Unmanned Systems
- Video: Presentation of Law and Policy Considerations (Fletcher)
- Video: Presentation of Ethical Control of Unmanned Systems
Climate and Security Reports
- Environmental Security: Toward a Framework for Naval Bases (2021)
- Intern Report: Arctic Governance and China’s Claim of Near Arctic State (2020)
- Intern Report: Climate Resiliency of Military Installations: Best Practices for Public-Public Partnerships (2020)
- Intern Report: Arctic Policy: Learning from Current Arctic Strategies (2020)
Climate and Security Resources