In a clash with President Trump’s environmental team, Defense Secretary Jim Mattis has declared that climate change is a threat to national security and one military planners must consider in drawing up strategies.
According to a report from ProPublica, Mattis told Democratic senators that climate change is real and “can be a driver of instability.”
His position, at odds with President Trump and his Environmental Protection Agency chief, came in answers to questions from senators following his confirmation hearing. They were released to ProPublica which reached out to the White House and Pentagon for comment without success.
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Mattis: Climate change is a national security threat https://t.co/nUTD4z4RKP pic.twitter.com/wJDlttFHMO
— Washington Examiner (@dcexaminer) March 15, 2017
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