🪖 "Why does DoD care about climate change? It’s a fair question. My answer is straightforward: climate change is one of many threat multipliers to national security. It touches every one of our personnel, impacts each one of our sites, and has ripple effects across all aspects of our budget. It complicates already-complex operations and exacerbates risks to readiness, lethality, and mission execution." On 24 January, Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force Education and Training Caroline Baxter spoke to attendees at "Integrating Climate Change into Professional Military Education," hosted by IMCCS & Försvarshögskolan - Swedish Defence University. ➡️ Read the full remarks: https://lnkd.in/eYVHSJSE
