As the debate about climate change continues, some experts on military and environmental policy are getting together to determine how national security may be impacted by energy concerns and global warming.
The Pew Environmental Group and former Republican Sen. John Warner have recently announced the formation of the Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate. The goal of the project is to gather experts in science and military policy in order to create a public dialogue on how climate change may affect the nation.
"Leading military and security experts agree that if left unchecked, global warming could increase instability and lead to conflict in already fragile regions of the world," Warner said. "We ignore these facts at the peril of our national security and at great risk to those in uniform who serve this nation."
Warner will work with different levels of government, from local branches to the White House, and other climate and military experts in order to examine the relationship between climate change and its effect on the military. Furthermore, the project will feature public events dealing with affected issues.
In order to curb the threat of climate change on both the military and country, the group will look to how America can make itself more energy independent and preserve its natural resources.
The CNA Military Advisory Board (MAB) recently stated that projections in climate change pose a "serious threat" to national security by increasing the risk of instability in areas of the globe that are already facing problems. The MAB also reported that even stable areas of the world may become fell stress due to climate change.
