![]() ![]() ![]() Defense is certainly a "hard to abate" sector. The mitigation plan also acknowledges that there is not yet a clear technological pathway to get to net-zero emissions across the Department's operational assets such as ships, tanks and planes. ![]() This pathway builds resilience and relies on efficiency, traditional renewable energy generation and power storage along with nuclear and advanced geo-thermal power, all connected via microgrids, to get secure, net-zero installations and communities. The mitigation plan outlines a clear, technologically feasible pathway to reduced GHG emissions across the Department's installations and non-operational activities. This document, along with Climate Adaptation Plan constitute high level guidance for climate change adaptation and mitigation. One of my last efforts at DOD was putting the finishing touches on the Department's GHG mitigation plan. USA000259-23 FY 2023 Op Energy Strategy USD.pdf Energy Substitution and Diversification To address this, the strategy outlines a desired end-state, namely that "Joint Forces have access to the energy needed to fight and win while operating in all domains within contested environments." Unfortunately the current approach focused almost exclusively on moving ever larger volumes of liquid fuel across that battlefield is no longer sufficient or secure. The strategy clearly recognizes that "Successful military capabilities are underwritten by assured access to sufficient and secure supplies of energy." ![]() This document compliments and refines earlier DoD publications to include The Climate Adaptation Plan and the GHG Reduction Plan. The Department of Defense recently published its operational energy strategy that has significant implications for warfighter capability and GHG reductions. ![]()
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