The climate crisis continues to accelerate and requires urgent and comprehensive action and the armed forces are no exception. Below we will continue to document relevant developments and messaging on the impact of climate change on present and future security challenges and raise awareness on how these issues can be confronted.
Europe
- European Defence Agency, “Military Green: Energy and Environment at the EDA,” 2012
- Council of the EU, “Council Conclusions on Climate Diplomacy,” 26 February 2018
- Institute for European Environmental Policy, “THINK 2030: Reinforcing Environmental Dimensions of European Foreign and Security Policy,” December 2018
- Council of the EU: European External Action Service (EEAS), “Climate Change and Defence Roadmap,” 9 November 2020
- Carnegie Europe, “The EU and Climate Security: Toward Ecological Diplomacy“, 12 July 2021
International
- Australian Department of Defence, “Environmental Strategy 2016-2036,” 2016
- Australian Department of Defence, “Regional security implications of climate change and natural disasters in the South Pacific,” Spring 2017
- Australia: Breakthrough – National Centre for Climate Restoration, “Existential Climate-Related Security Risk: A scenario approach,”
- The Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Planetary Security Initiative, “Climate Change and Degradation of Natural Resources: Implications for the Military,” July 2019
- New Zealand Ministry of Defence, “Responding to the Climate Crisis: An implementation plan,” November 2019
- Environment & Development Resource Centre/NATO 2030, NATO and Civil Society on Climate Change, Briefing, 17 September 2020
- UK Ministry of Defence, Roadmap to increased sustainability and resilience, 30 March 2021
EUROMIL
- EUROMIL & Partners Conference, “The Climate Security Nexus: Implications for the Military – Installations, Operations and Personnel“, Report, 24 October 2019
- North-Atlantic Civil-Society Working-Group on Environment and Security (NCWES), “Sustainable Peace & Security in a Changing Climate: Recommendations for NATO 2030”, Report 30 April 2021
- EUROMIL, Info paper on “Military greenhouse gas emissions“, 27 May 2021
Multimedia
- European Defence Agency, “EDA On the Record: Energy & Defence,” Video, 27 June 2019