The Dawn of Climate Security (review of "Threat Multiplier")
Publisher: Science
Author(s): Saleem H. Ali
Date: 2024
Topics: Climate Change, Cooperation, Programming, Weapons, Waste, and Pollution
Countries: United States
Militaries are major consumers of fossil fuels, and any curtailment of this demand for the purposes of reducing carbon emissions was initially perceived by US military leaders as a perilous intrusion by policymakers. However, as Sherri Goodman reveals in Threat Multiplier, bold leadership by a few lawmakers and bureaucrats brought to the fore the importance of "climate security," a concept that now has become accepted within the Pentagon. Her book provides valuable insights on the role of science and technology in the "greening" of the US military.