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Episode 6: Readying the Royal Navy for Climate Change-Affected Seas

Episode 6: Readying the Royal Navy for Climate Change-Affected Seas

FromGreening Defence


Episode 6: Readying the Royal Navy for Climate Change-Affected Seas

FromGreening Defence

ratings:
Length:
39 minutes
Released:
Oct 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

How is the UK’s Senior Service both adapting to and mitigating the effects of climate change for future operations in the naval domain? Hosts Dr Sarah Ashbridge and Lieutenant Colonel Alistair Beard are joined by Rear Admiral Paul Beattie, Director Naval Staff within the Royal Navy, to explore what he describes as the biggest change management programme facing defence. They discuss how climate change is informing the Royal Navy’s approach to concepts such as ship design, fuel and procurement, and how existing capabilities are being futureproofed for retrofitting of emerging green technologies. How are operational requirements likely to change? Will this include an increased demand for disaster relief?
Released:
Oct 20, 2022
Format:
Podcast episode

Titles in the series (8)

The Greening Defence podcast investigates the ways in which the UK defence sector is working to respond to the challenges and evolving security risks from the effects of climate change. In collaboration with our partners at the Conflict and Environment Observatory, this RUSI podcast brings together key figures from across defence, industry and academia to discuss how the various military sectors are approaching the issue, how policy is evolving, whether technology might hold the answer, and what cultural changes are required to ensure success. While some changes will be dramatic, others will be about streamlining and improving business-as-usual to ensure our forces are prepared for every eventuality and to ensure that they are able to operate on a sustainable footing into the future. Greening Defence seeks to cut through the buzz words and rhetoric around climate change to have a meaningful, constructive conversation about the difficulties faced, but also the amazing potential for UK Defence on a global scale.