FOX News: Navy secretary cited climate change as top priority as Biden proposes shrinking the fleet
The Biden administration proposed cutting two ships from the Navy in its 2024 budget plan
Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro said he sees fighting climate change as a top priority for the Navy as the Biden administration proposes shrinking the fleet by two ships and worries grow about how the U.S. Navy stacks up to China’s.
"As the Secretary of the Navy, I can tell you that I have made climate one of my top priorities since the first day I came into office," Del Toro said March 1 in remarks at the University of the Bahamas.
Del Toro said he met with Bahamas Prime Minister Philip Davis during his visit and spoke "at length" with him about the climate crisis and focused the bulk of his remarks on climate.
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Update #1: Secretary of the Navy touts climate as a 'top priority' despite growing threat from China (Washington Examiner)
Update #2: Navy Secretary Reaches Out to Caribbean Nations in Fight Against Climate Change (US Department of Defense)
WNU Editor: The Pentagon is pushing the agenda .... DOD Integral in Western Hemisphere Combating Climate Change (US Department Of Defense).