By 2035, the U.S. Navy will switch to zero-emission vehicles, reducing air pollution by 65% over the next three decades. This is outlined in the Navy’s new climate strategy, reports Federal News Network.
The document is part of a broader US Department of Defense strategy that protects the military from the future effects of extreme weather and seeks to mitigate some of the Pentagon’s environmental impacts.
“The Navy is at the heart of the climate crisis and this is really affecting our preparation in the Navy and Marine Corps. We are taking great strides in trying to come to terms with that,” Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro told the House Appropriations Protection Subcommittee.
Del Toro noted that Albany Marine Logistics Base became the first zero-energy military base in May 2022, that is, it receives energy from renewable sources as well as fossil fuels.
The strategy includes several objectives, including reducing the Navy’s contribution to greenhouse gas emissions and the Navy’s ability to operate in a changing climate.
expected. By 2050, the Navy will reduce emissions by 65%, get all its energy from non-polluting sources by 2030, and buy zero-emission cars by 2035.
By 2032, the Navy will reduce emissions from buildings by 50% and remove at least half of their waste from landfills using other methods, such as food compost.
Formerly US Navy public Here is a list of 24 warships scheduled for decommissioning and decommissioning in 2023. Among them are the two centuries-old attack submarines Los Angeles, four Ticonderoga-class cruisers and nine fairly new ships of the Freedom project, which are considered expensive and inefficient.
In addition, the cruiser Vicksburg, whose modernization proved ineffective, four Whidbey Island-class landing craft, two Montford Point expedition piers and two Kaiser-class tankers will be withdrawn from the Navy.
Source: Gazeta
