The Department of Defense (DOD) is leading efforts to wipe out a variety of climate change efforts from agencies.
The Pentagon has cancelled multiple climate change-related studies over the past week, Politico’s E&E News It has been reported Friday. The move comes as President Donald Trump aims to overturn the various Biden-era energy and environmental policies adopted by the federal government.
Furthermore, DOD With the intention of abolishing climate-related works, they have led weeks of efforts to sift through external contracts for the phrase “climate,” two former Pentagon officials told E&E News. DOD Contract Accounting Billions Previously, it was spent promoting “climate action.”
pentagon announcement On March 7, 91 social science-related studies had been cancelled, some of which included the effects of climate change. In a press release, the Pentagon said, “The language and the emergence of extremism of parasocial influences,” “weaponized conspiracy,” “climate and edible nexus and the precursors of African instability” are all found in the chopping block. Officials estimated that the cancellation of the study would be a proverb of about $30 million.
The announcement encouraged something large Repulsion From some democratic lawmakers, Defense Secretary Pete Hegses defended the change and denounced the Pentagon’s past climate initiatives on Sunday post x.
“@deptofdefense doesn’t do climate change crap,” Heggs wrote in a social media post. “I train and fight. ”
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Other federal agencies have begun to dismantle climate change-related efforts, including the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA). (Related: Trump’s administrator reportedly was set up as the infamous liberal general)
Former President Joe Biden led a massive drive to implement climate and environmental justice initiatives throughout the US government as part of his broader climate agenda.
The former president has signed two important fragments of the climate law: the Infrastructure Investment and Employment Act (iija) and inflation reduction methods (IRA), allocated billions of dollars for climate change research, grants and funding for the “green” energy industry.
DOD has previously supported many climate and environmental initiatives over the past few years. a Strategic Management Plans, It was introduced March 2023, It included prioritizing climate change in diversity, equality and inclusion (DEI) in short-term goals to supplement the broader strategic goals.
Furthermore, environmental regulations introduced in 2025 National Defense Authorization Act Included Ambiguous environmental initiative to “Manage, control and block coconut rhinoceros beetles” – Invasive species An insect with a hole in a palm tree canopy – “About military facilities in Hawaii.”
In particular, former Ministry of Defense spokesman John Kirby I said In November 2021, reporters said China and climate change were “equally important” threats to US national security.
The Trump administration took a sharp contrasting position in climate spending, especially within the DOD.
Trump when he returned to the White House Established The Office of Government Efficiency (DOGE), led by Elon Musk, eliminated wasteful spending across the federal government. Doge has previously enacted large layoffs at several government agencies in an attempt to cut costs.
“We will work with the government’s Ministry of Efficiency to eliminate fraud, waste, abuse, and reduce fat and redundancy at HQ to help you save your dollars and reinvest wisely,” hegses said. I said In a video posted to X on February 20th.
“The department is working closely with DOGE to identify the efficiency and savings across the department on behalf of taxpayers, restore the spirit of war and refocus the troops on the core mission of war deterrence, combat and victory,” Pentagon spokesperson John Ulitt said in a statement shared with the Daily Color News Foundation. “The climate craze and other awakened chimera on the left are not part of its core mission.”
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