As in previous years, climate and ecological security issues featured in the briefing and submitted testimonies presented by ODNI and the rest of the IC.
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Lyston Lea Joins the Center for Climate and Security Advisory Board
By Brigitte Hugh The Center for Climate and Security is pleased and honored to announce that Lyston Lea has joined its distinguished Advisory Board of military and national security leaders. This group supports CCS leadership by providing substantive and strategic…
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CSR’s Rod Schoonover Cited in House Oversight Hearing: Climate Disinformation a Security Issue
On October 28, 2021 the House Committee on Oversight and Reform convened a hearing on the alleged role of the fossil fuel industry in promoting climate disinformation. This was the first time that executives from Exxon Mobil, BP, Chevron, and…
Implementing the Biden Administration’s Climate Executive Order – The Defense Climate Risk Analysis
By Erin Sikorsky Today marks an important milestone in the execution of the Biden Administration’s climate security strategy. In accordance with the Executive Orders on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad and Planning for the Impact of Climate Change on Migration,…
New US Intelligence Community Reports Focus on Climate and Ecological Security Risks
Vice President Kamala Harris swears in Avril Haines as Director of National Intelligence Thursday, Jan, 21, 2021 (Official White House Photo by Lawrence Jackson) In two new publicly-available, unclassified reports, the US Director of National Intelligence makes clear the critical…
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Why The Intelligence Community Needs a Climate Change Task Force
\ This is a cross-posted excerpt from The Cipher Brief By Kristin Wood and Erin Sikorsky EXPERT PERSPECTIVE — President Biden’s 27 January Executive Order (EO) on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad demonstrates a strong commitment to preparing the…
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The Center for Climate and Security Applauds the Biden Administration’s Executive Actions on Climate Change
The Center for Climate and Security applauds President Biden’s Executive Orders (EO) on climate change released today, including the EO specifically addressing climate threats to national security titled “Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad.” This EO devotes a…
The Council on Strategic Risks Welcomes Erin Sikorsky as Deputy Director of its Center for Climate and Security
The Council on Strategic Risks is delighted to welcome Erin Sikorsky as the new Deputy Director of its Center for Climate and Security (CCS), and Director of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS). Previously, Ms. Sikorsky served as the…
U.S. National Intelligence Council: Global Water Insecurity to Increase Over the Next 30 Years
By Dr. Marc Kodack Responding to a Congressional request, the U.S. National Intelligence Council (NIC) recently released an unclassified memo from July (here) examining global water security over the next 30 years. The NIC examined multiple variables including economic, agricultural, and environmental. Countries…
The Center for Climate and Security on CBS News: Suppression of Climate Change Analysis by the White House
CCS research featured on CBS News - October 23, 2020 By Kate Guy On October 22, Center for Climate and Security (CCS) and Council on Strategic Risks (CSR) Advisory Board Member Dr. Rod Schoonover was featured in a CBS News…