A Sustainable Defence? (Episode 2 of "Greening Defence" Podcast) [Audio]
Publisher: Royal United Services Institute
Author(s): Alistair Beard, Linsey Cottrell, Richard Wardlaw, and Howard Lungley
Date: 2022
Topics: Climate Change, Governance, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: United Kingdom
Sustainability can be somewhat of an umbrella phrase, misused to cover a spectrum of climate change related activities. But what does the term mean for the UK Armed Forces, and how might they learn from the experience of other industries.
In this episode, hosts Major Alistair Beard (RUSI/British Army) and Linsey Cottrell (CEOBS) identify with General Wardlaw and Lungley what sustainability means within the defence sector, as well as the learning curve that the UK armed forces have embarked upon.
The discussion sheds light on the interconnected nature of sustainability and on the imperative and character of change in the defence sector.