Press Page
|
 |
 |
CNAS Scholars on Energy and Climate Change
CNAS experts and analysts are available for media interviews on the topic of energy security, global climate change, and climate change and national security. To interview our experts listed below, please contact Price Floyd, CNAS Director of External Relations:
Kurt Campbell
Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder
- Global climate change and security
Senior Fellow
- US Energy policy and legislation
- Strategic communications and planning in foreign and defense policy
- US policy in the Middle East, North Africa, and South Asia
- Security implications of climate change
Associate Fellow
- National Security Implications of Climate Change
|
|
CNAS Energy Commentary
Last week Al Gore’s nonprofit organization, the Alliance for Climate Protection, launched the “We Campaign,” a $300 million public awareness campaign aiming to move climate change up the nation’s priority list and increase constituent pressure on decision makers in Washington. However, oil companies, utility representatives, and a variety of other organizations have all recently run ads strikingly similar in content and advocating countless “solutions” to this set of problems. Gore’s campaign will be most effective if it combats this convolution by clarifying to the public which energy options it advocates – clean renewables like wind and solar – and which contribute the most to climate change. Click Here to Read More
Is climate change really a national security issue? We think so. Our three-day wargame, Clout and Climate Change: A New Global Agenda for the 21st Century will focus on “gaming” how the world’s major emitters – the United States, China, India, and the European Union – are likely to adapt to climate change in the future and assess the consequences of their decisions. We are focusing on these countries... Click Here to Read More
Today’s popular media has increasingly focused the public’s attention on the issue of human-caused climate change. Yet the media has not been effective in persuading the public that global climate change is a looming danger. A fundamental change in the perception of this threat is critical if people are to alter personal behavior to mitigate these concerns and provide the political capital necessary for legislators to address climate change effectively. Unfortunately, the very politicization of a fundamentally scientific issue may further hinder the process of resolving it. Click Here to Read More
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Project News
On July 27-30, 2008, the Center for a New American Security (CNAS) will host an international climate change exercise in Washington, D.C., along with a Climate Change Consortium of seven organizations.
Climate Watch
“…[the] total number of disasters as of June 30, 2008 already exceeds the average number of disasters recorded at mid-year over the past decade.”
(Read More)
Natural Disasters becoming more frequent | WorldWatch Institute—July 14, 2008
“Demand for land to grow food, fuel crops and wood is set to outstrip supply, leading to the probable destruction of forests…”
Forests to Fall for Food | BBC—July 14, 2008
“…new national poll shows that 41 percent of all Americans, and 44 percent of committed voters, feel that global warming will threaten America's national security…”
Link between Security and Climate Change gaining acceptance | Seattle PI—July 10, 2008
|
|
|
|
|
|
Margaret Kriz outlines the findings of the recently released ground breaking report, "Age of Consequences."
Climate change could be one of the greatest national security challenges ever faced by U.S. policy makers, raising the threat of dramatic migrations, wars over water and resources, and a realignment of power among nations, said a joint study by two U.S. think tanks.
|
|
|
|
