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Navy Conducts Climate Action Exercise With Caribbean Partners
June 27, 2024 | By Joseph Clark, DOD News


The Navy held its first climate action tabletop exercise in May of 2022 at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. The first exercise brought together a range of partners to address issues related to the Navy's response to climate change including logistics, authorities and funding.

The two-day event in San Juan, Puerto Rico, marked the third in a series of exercises held in recent years designed to validate the Navy's Climate Action 2030 strategy.

Participants addressed many scenarios reflecting the real-world impact climate change is having in the region, ranging from wildfires spurred by arid conditions, strains on power grids and crop production due to high temperatures, and damage to critical infrastructure caused by more frequent and intense hurricanes.

Vaughn Miller, minister for the environment and natural resources for the Bahamas, said the exercise captured the wide-ranging impacts climate change is having in the region and further underscored the importance of regional partnerships Uh-huh ... riiiiight in addressing the threat.

"The Bahamas is facing several challenges in the face of climate change, and over the last few days we've explored opportunities for cooperation with the United States and our regional partners," Miller said.

He also noted a range of emerging climate-related threats that are reshaping the Bahamas and neighboring countries. Those include forest fires due to extended droughts and extensive damage to coral reefs which provide the first line of defense against stor ..
blah blah blah...

It'll be in here somewhere, you just know it...
"Our naval forces, the United States Navy and Marine Corps, are in the crosshairs ...

'crosshairs' CROSSHAIRS!!! OMG! OMG! OMG!

Meredith Berger, assistant secretary of the Navy for energy, installations and environment, and the service's chief sustainability officer, said participants focused, in particular, on the importance of integrating local knowledge and establishing continuous communication among key stakeholders.
"The impacts of climate change yada yada yada Berger said.


Ahhhh, we're getting closer.

The Navy held its first climate action tabletop exercise in May of 2022 at the Marine Barracks in Washington, D.C. The first exercise brought together a range of partners to address issues related to the Navy's response to climate change including logistics, authorities and funding. <------BOOM! There it is!


The next iteration was held the following year at the Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California, where the Navy worked in collaboration with Standford University's Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability to address issues related to water security, energy security and coastal resilience.

(Edited to add: Yes, I missed it the first time. Oh, and I claim the butter & rolls across from the nice lady if no one else wants them.)

Good catch… of course $$$!

They aren't that lucky...

When Guam tips over, they can start all over again with new stuff! Right Senator Johnson?

I suspect a lot of the life style on the little islands wouldn’t exist today if not for the funding we already showed on them. No resources, lack of work ethic, questionable morals, and drug use aren’t building blocks for society.

Yeah, ‘funding’ seems like the driving force.

What's that mean, a free meal and toy ships in the bathtub?

Hmmm... The photo seems indicate that no uniformed personnel to be in attendance.
No real sailors interested in surface warfare with climate change?

WTF

What a bunch of hypocrites.

First, the navy just dumps all its literal shit and garbage in the ocean outside of so many miles from shore.

Second, all the other countries dump their shit and trash in the ocean.

Third, the navy's purpose is to have the capability to blow enemy shit all the way to the bottom of the ocean. Not a very environmentally friendly strategy to begin with. Stick in your lane.

How humiliating to our armed forces.

Humiliating to the bent over taxpayers!
TPTB need to squeeze a juuust *bit* more of our cash out of us (at gunpoint) and the climate will be magically fixed by morons.

I know it is a thing, my Navy time was the late 80’s to early 90’s. I think they have cut back a lot on dumping things at sea, garbage.

Not saying things aren’t dumped, then you have other vessels. I just think it’s not as prevalent as the ‘old days’.

I can’t wait for when Trump is elected and starts dropping the axe on silly shit like this.