Here's how the branch that operates the fuel-guzzling M1 Abrams tank wants to reduce emissions while not decreasing the scope of its operations.
The Army’s goals include a net-50-percent reduction in greenhouse gas pollution by 2030, relative to 2005 levels, and net-zero emissions by 2050. That reduction is a big ask for a military that runs on fossil fuels. The M1 Abrams, the Army’s standard battle tank, gets aboutTanks are an especially hard vehicle to convert to electric power, because by design they rely on heavy armor.
While the Army’s specific consumption is less than that of the other services, it relies on other vehicles for long-distance transport. Using electric vehicles, especially ones that draw from renewable power sources, is one way for the Army to reduce its own footprint. But it still has to get those electric vehicles into the countries where it fights war, and that will for the foreseeable future rely on transport by vehicles that emit greenhouse gasses.
“More significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions will be gained by restructuring the US military posture, including reducing US military operations and installations worldwide, and closing bases in the US. Base closures could also lead to significant carbon sequestration if those public lands are reforested,” writes Crawford.
Throughout the strategy, the Army outlines plans for how it can recreate existing patterns of energy use, but switch over to more efficient methods and renewable sources. It is a plan for the greening of an existing military, rather than the creation of an environmentally neutral branch of the military from scratch.
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