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The US military has cared about climate change since the dawn of the Cold War – for good reason
(theconversation.com)
... "more bad is good for business" ...
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this post was submitted on 20 Mar 2025
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Yet the US military is one of the single largest polluters on the planet. Yes they spearhead a lot of climate research, but then there are departments that will throw away $100m like I throw away a nickel. The amount of greenhouse gases produced by them in a single year is more than you or I or anyone you see or know will produce in a whole lifetime combined.
Climate change can also contribute to instability and conflict when water and food shortages trigger increasing competition for resources, internal and cross-border tensions, or mass migrations.
Well summarized. The question is does the civilian/political leadership like having these problems, in that it is an opportunity for more wars, and leveraging the political division over immigration?
While damage to military bases/ports matters, damage to everyone else, should matter more.