Al Franken: “There are folks who get the cost of inaction, and that includes the Department of Defense. In its 2010 Quadrennial…”

“There are folks who get the cost of inaction, and that includes the Department of Defense. In its 2010 Quadrennial Defense Review--or QDR--the DOD identified climate and energy as among the major national security challenges that America faces now and in the future. To give you a perspective on the significance of this, ``Crafting a Strategic Approach to Climate and Energy'' was alongside other priorities laid out in the QDR with titles like, ``Succeed in Counterinsurgency, Stability and Counterterrorism Operations,'' and ``Prevent Proliferation of Weapons of Mass Destruction.'' This is serious stuff. It matters for DOD because climate change is predicted to increase food and water scarcity, increase the spread of disease, and spur mass migration and environmental refugees due to more intense storms, floods, and droughts.”