United States Army

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2023-2027)

Increased microgrid coverage to support critical requirements on priority installations by 30 percent from a FY21 baseline.
Reduced carbon intensity of power generation for Army critical mission demands.
Set conditions for 100% carbon-free electricity on all 137 Army installations in 2030.
Reduced GHG emissions from the Army real property portfolio by 40% from a 2008 baseline.
Reduced net GHG emissions from Army installations by 20% from a new 2023 baseline.
Fielded a zero-emission light-duty non-tactical vehicle (NTV) fleet.
Met 40% of all Army NTV requirements using ZEVs (including 100% of light-duty requirements).

Established Army-wide policy for the vetting and approving advanced credentials on climate change topics.
Established Army-wide policy for identifying and tracking Soldiers and Army Civilians who hold approved advanced credentials on climate change topics.

Long-term Goals:

Medium-term Goals:

Reduce GHG emissions from the Army real property portfolio by 40%, from a 2008 baseline by FY27.
Reduce net GHG emissions from Army installations by 20%, from a FY23 baseline by FY27.

Short-term Goals:

Reduce GHG emissions from the Army real property portfolio by 10%, from a 2008 baseline by FY23.

Climate change threatens Army missions, infrastructure, and people.
The Army is not sufficiently climate-resilient.
Army investments and partnerships are not optimized for a climate-altered world.
Failure to resource all objectives adequately will delay Army adaptation and mitigation, potentially failing to keep pace with risks associated with climate change.
Failure to modernize Army platforms, equipment, and installations will result in the inability to address the largest sources of Army GHG emissions.
Failure to identify key vulnerabilities and military risks due to climate change will prevent the Army from strategically preparing for future conflicts.

Leveraging the entire enterprise to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Integrating climate change considerations at every level, resulting in modern installations and equipment, enhanced partnerships, and a Total Army trained and educated to operate in a climate-altered world.
Developing and implementing microgrids, carbon-free power generation, and building automation systems.
Modernizing Army platforms, equipment, and installations to reduce GHG emissions.
Establishing policies to standardize contingency basing and promote supply chain resilience.
Developing and implementing predictive logistics capabilities.
Updating Army programs of instruction to incorporate climate literacy.
Establishing policies for recruiting, credentialing, and tracking climate-related expertise.

Climate Change Data