Part of the decisions taken at the June 14, Brussels summit of the Alliance is the NATO Climate Change and Security Action Plan 2030, involving:
—The aim for NATO to become the leading international organization in understanding and adapting to the impact of climate change on security;
—To significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from military activities and installations, formulate a target for reducing GHG emissions by NATO political and military structures and facilities, and to assess the feasibility of reaching net zero emissions by 2050;
—To initiate a regular high-level dialogue on climate and security, to exchange views and coordinate further action; and to incorporate climate-change considerations into NATO’s full spectrum of work, including defense planning, capability development, and civil preparedness and exercises.
The action plan includes conducting annual assessments of the impact of climate change on NATO’s strategic environment as well as on missions and operations. It says NATO must account for impacts of climate change on security in order to perform its three core tasks: collective defense, crisis management, and cooperative security.
NATO will issue its first Climate Change and Security Progress Report at the 2022 Summit to track progress and”re-assess the level of ambition.”
