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I am highly honored to join Pew's efforts. I spent thirty years in the U.S. Senate fighting for the men and women that serve our country, and many of those same years supporting action on climate change. Leading military and security experts agree that if left unchecked, global warming could increase instability and lead to conflict in already fragile regions of the world. We ignore these facts at the peril of our national security and at great risk to those in uniform who serve this nation.
– former Senator John Warner
The Pew Project on National Security, Energy and Climate is an
initiative of the Pew Environment Group, and is dedicated to
highlighting the critical linkages between national security,
energy independence, the economy and climate change. The Pew
Project brings together science and military experts to examine
new strategies for combating climate change, protecting our
national security, increasing our energy independence and
preserving our nation's natural resources.
Senator John Warner has joined with the Pew Project to work with
state and municipal governments, the Obama Administration, local
organizations, and military, security and climate experts in
select U.S. cities to address the climate-security nexus. As one
of the nation's most distinguished defense experts and a veteran
of two wars, Senator John Warner recognizes the need for America
to lead our future on these issues of energy, climate and
national security. Senator Warner served in the U.S. Navy during
the final years of World War II, in the U.S. Marine Corps during
the Korean War, and was the Secretary of the Navy from 1972 to
1974. During his five terms in the U.S. Senate he was a
Member of the Senate Armed Services Committee and was the longest
serving Republican on the Environment and Public Works
Committee. In 2006 he joined with Senator Joseph Lieberman
(I-CT), to co-sponsor the Climate Security Act, the only climate
change bill passed by a Senate committee.
View Senator John Warner's bio.
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