US Navy Rear Admiral David Titley Comes To Bozeman To Deliver “Climate Change and National Security: People not Polar Bears”

Rear Admiral David Titley joins Chris - Wednesday, July 9th at 8am!

Tuesday, July 8 at 7:30 at the Museum of the Rockies: “Climate Change and National Security:  People not Polar Bears”
This talk will provide a general overview of climate change and discuss why this is a national security issue.  Climate change is about people, about water, and about change itself.  Understanding the rate of climate change, relative to the abilities of both humans and ecosystems to adapt is critical.   The talk will briefly describe the multiple, independent lines of evidence that the climate is changing, and that the primary cause of this change is a change in atmospheric composition caused by the burning of fossil fuels.  The talk will address the intersection of climate and water, energy and food security, and how these issues collectively impact national security.  The talk will cover the history of climate change as seen within the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. Navy, how this challenge is being addressed from budgetary, policy, and political angles, and what are the greatest challenges to national security that arise from climate change.  The talk will conclude with an assessment of future challenges and opportunities regarding climate change, from science, policy, and political perspectives, and why we know enough to take significant action now, even if we don’t know every detail about the future.  In addition, this talk will address how to effectively talk about climate change through the use of analogies, plain, non-jargon English, and even a little humor.