Download or read book Pentagon Fuel Use, Climate Change, and the Costs of War written by Neta C. Crawford and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 36 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In its quest for security, the United States spends more on the military than any other country in the world, certainly much more than the combined military spending of its major rivals, Russia and China. All this capacity for and use of military force requires a great deal of energy, most of it in the form of fossil fuel. This paper specifically examines military fuel usage for the US post-9/11 wars and the impact of that fuel usage on greenhouse gases emissions. Global warming is the most certain and immediate of any of the threats that the US faces in the next several decades. The US military has an opportunity to reduce the risks associated with climate change — and the security threats associated with climate change — by reducing their role in creating greenhouse gas emissions.