Event: Challenge Accepted: A Progress Report on the Climate Security Plan for America and Recommendations for the Way Ahead

By Elsa Barron In 2019, the Center for Climate and Security (CCS) released the Climate Security Plan for America, which called on the U.S. President to “recognize climate change as a vital national security threat, and issue a National Strategy…

A Climate Security Plan for America Part 4: Prepare for and Prevent Climate Impacts

By John Conger See Part 1, “Demonstrate Leadership,” here, Part 2, “Assess Climate Risks,” here, and Part 3, “Support Allies and Partners,” here. As the Biden Administration rolls out its first budget request, we revisit the fourth and final pillar…

A Climate Security Plan for America Part 3: Support Allies and Partners

By Erin Sikorsky Part 3 of 4 in the Climate Security Plan for America blog series See part 1, “Demonstrate Leadership,” here and part 2, “Assess Climate Risks,” here.  As the Presidentially-mandated deadline approaches for US foreign policy agencies to…

A Climate Security Plan for America Part 2: Assess Climate Risks

By Erin Sikorsky Part 2 of 4 in the Climate Security Plan for America blog series See part 1, “Demonstrate Leadership,” here. If the first pillar of the Climate Security Plan for America is all about leadership, the second pillar…

A Climate Security Plan for America Part 1: Demonstrate Leadership

By John Conger Part 1 of 4 in the Climate Security Plan for America Blog Series In late 2019, the Center for Climate and Security-led Climate Security Advisory Group, a group of senior U.S. national security and military experts, including…

U.S. President-Elect Biden and the Climate Security Nexus: Recommendations for the Way Ahead

By John Conger In the wake of the declaration that Former Vice President Joseph Biden will become the next President of the United States, we must consider what this means for climate security.  Make no mistake, there will be significant…