# Memorandum For Senior Pentagon Leadership Commanders Of The Combatant Commands Defense Agency And Dod Field Activity Dlrectors

SUB.IECT: Establishment of'the C1imate WOI'kin~ GI'OUP
) 14008
e United tates issued Executive Ol'der (EO
I. the President ot"tl
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' that climate considerations shall be an essentia1 e1ement of
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estab1ishing the administration po1ic
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e Presidel1t's direction
United States foreign policy and natiol1a1 securit),. I fu11y support t C1imate cl1ange pl'esents a gro\ving threat to U.S. natiol1al security interests and defense
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e global security and operating en\'ironments
objectives. The changing c1in1ate is altering tl
.allations. As I stated '.vhen the EO was issued. the
impacting our I issions. plans. and ins
Department will act immediately to include the security imp1ications of c1imate change in our risk a1ysis a
g guidance. We '.vill incorporate climate risk il
analyses. strategy developrnent. and p1anl ing: to the a into all of our work from instal1ation plal1ning: to modeling. simulation. and \var g ming documents
anning. and progran
t strategy. p
er rele\'a
Nationa1 Defense Strategy a.nd a11 ot
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aking in the Military Departments
g those supporting decision I
and processes inc1udil pl'ove treedom of action in contested
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Whether it is increasing p1atforn ents. or deploying ne\v energy solutions to strengthen resi1ience of key
I 10gistics envirol ith our clin ate goa1s. The
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ission objectives a.re well aligned
capabi1ities at insta1lations. Ollr I
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en our supply chajns
e force. strengtl
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at alignment to I
Department '.vi11 leverage t pete with China f01' the
identify opportul ities to \vork closely with allies and partners. and con
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ia1 to our future success
energ)' techno10gies that are essen In furtherance of these objectives. 1 direc the establishment of the Department of
ate Department responses
ary [orum to ( 1) coordi1
Defense Climate Working Group as the prin
)( track implementation d ene1'gy-re1ated directives. and a
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to EO 14008 and subsequent c1in furure goals. I designate the Special
of c1imate and energy-related actions and progress agains
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. to Chair tl e Working Group
Assistant to the Secretary of Defense. Joe Brya1
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ip ofthe Working Group '.vill be the Under Secreta1'ies of Detense for Policy
Membel'sl d Comptroller. as \vell as the
Research and Engineering. Acquisition and Sustainment. a an ofthe 1 Ser\'ices. the Chaim a)
iefs ofthe Milit
Secretaries ofthe Mi1it.ary Departments. CI
Joint Chiefs *ot'* Staff. Chief of the Natiol a1 Guard Bureau. and Director of Cost Assessment and
Eva1uation. Other con1ponents \vi11 participate to provide specia1ized advice. Members a Progr sha11 designate a representative at the Assistant Secretary or 3-star equiva1ent 1eve1 to serve as
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the Working Group
their direct representative or ented by detai1ees and subject n1atter experts from
e Working Group may be augl
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gr'ess on a bipartisan basis and
across the Department. The Working GroLlp \vi11 consu1t with COI
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ent approach
vork wi tl interagenc)' partners to ensure Oll(' efforts support a \vI o1e-of-govemI
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