Pentagon Set to Release Comprehensive Climate Plan by September

The Pentagon is sending its climate change plan to Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin for his final signoff, with public release no later than Sept. 1, the department’s top sustainment official told House lawmakers Wednesday.

President Joe Biden in a January executive order ordered the plan by the end of May. It will fold climate change adaptation and resilience into all military programs, real property management, oversight of lands and waters, and financial services, said Paul Cramer, who is performing the duties of assistant defense secretary for sustainment. The Pentagon contributes more than three-quarters of the U.S. government’s energy consumption.

“It’s ...