An introduction to how defence might lessen our contributions to and adapt to climate change.
This guide has been written by the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl) to help the people we work with think about climate change and how it will affect all of us - every region of the world and every part of society, including every part of defence and its business.
This is one of a series of biscuit books, designed to be dipped into and easily digested. Just like a biscuit with tea.
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Why we think you should read this biscuit book.
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A summary of climate change, its main drivers and what this means for our planet.
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Climate change and its effects on defence; exacerbating current issues while also creating new ones.
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Leaders in defence need the right skills and expertise to drive change.
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Defence emissions come from all areas of defence, and some areas do create significantly larger emissions than others (for example in military aviation).
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How defence adapts in response to climate change.
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Defence's approach to climate change is based on various enablers.
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And that's a wrap.