The next US president should lean on the military to address climate change

Abstract

Thus, while the next president will likely be hamstrung by the same toxic political environment that has made national climate action impossible for the past thirty years, they can nevertheless empower the military to drive the innovations that will allow the world to sprint towards net zero emissions by mid-century. This is surely not a panacea, but it could be the most functional and consequential element of US climate policy going forward.