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Energy Behavior and gyNational Security
Creating a Green Military
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Richard AndresEnergy Chair
National Defense UniversityInstitute for National Strategic Studies
Last year the Secretaries of the Army and Air Force made energy culture a pillar of their
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Force made energy culture a pillar of their energy strategies
Make Energy a Consideration in All We Do
Air Force energy motto
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Secretary of the Navy Ray MabusSaying he was committing "the Navy and Marine Corps to meet bold, ambitious goals," Mabus announced five energy targets to the audience of more than 750 gathered at the Naval Energy Forum in
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audience of more than 750 gathered at the Naval Energy Forum in McLean, Va.
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Marine Corps Commandant Gen. Conwaypersonally hosts MC energy summit
New Army Solar Array
WHY IS THE MILITARY GOING GREEN?
Support the war effort
Contribute
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to national energy security
Save money
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WHY IS THE MILITARY GOING GREEN?
Support Every fuel convoy taken off the road in Iraq or Afghanistan saves American livesSupport
the war effort
American lives
The Navy and Air Force’s principal vulnerabilities are their fuel tails
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Every device or good habit that conserves energy or generates energy from local sources has the potential to save lives
WHY IS THE MILITARY GOING GREEN?
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Over time, smarter behavior and better technology will save the Air Force and Navy billions in fuel costs.
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WHY IS THE MILITARY GOING GREEN?
Contribute Taking on huge issues like dependence on Mid East oil
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dependence on Mid East oil and climate change requires a first-mover with deep pockets
Military As a First Mover• Internet
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• Create a market for alternative fuels• Develop/apply new technology• Adaptive techniques for climate change• Train a group of energy leaders
Internet• Commercial space• Nuclear power• West irrigated• Computers• Racial integration
It’s all about people
HOW DOES CHANGE HAPPEN IN THE MILITARY?
The military trains people for the missiony p p
People build and use machines
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People build and use machines
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It’s all about people
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HOW DOES CHANGE HAPPEN IN THE MILITARY?
When we produce greener people…
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It’s all about people
When we produce greener people…
HOW DOES CHANGE HAPPEN IN THE MILITARY?
When we produce greener people…
They build and use greener machines
US Navy and Air Force T t H J tf l
Portable Energy for Front Lines
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Test Homegrown Jetfuel With 80% Less CO2
Army Solar Power
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It’s all about people
When we produce greener people…
HOW DOES CHANGE HAPPEN IN THE MILITARY?
When we produce greener people…
They build and use greener machines
As importantly, they behave greener
The US military’s single greatest strength is that its people d t d d t th i i d i t i dunderstand and support the mission and innovate in order
to accomplish it.
All the green tech in the world won’t help if the people who are supposed to use it don’t care about conservation because they won’t use it.
Side note on technology v. behavior
Improving Behavior can often save as much buying new technology but at a much lower cost…
• Technology for protecting fuel convoys in Iraq could cost hundred of millions and save lives – training to convince soldiers to find creative ways to save energy might have the same effect for next to nothing
• A more efficient jet engine might cost billions of dollars to produce and use considerably less fuel – flight schedulers motivated by seminars at school might get the same savings through creative flight scheduling
• New insulation for base housing might cost millions and save considerably on energy use – training people to keep windows shut and the thermostats down might save as much for the price of the seminars
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HOW TO INFLUENCE MILITARY BEHAVIORAL?
Changing an organization’s behavior requires a four step cycle…
LeadershipBehavior
Metrics
Rewards
Develop – Purchase - Use
HirePromotePay
AllowRequireFacilitate
Norms/Values
Educate – Train – Persuade
Integrate energy messages into: Basic Training, NCO Schools, Technical Schools, Staff Colleges, War Colleges, Capstone
The military has some advantages and disadvantages compared to business…
HOW TO INFLUENCE MILITARY BEHAVIORAL?
Massive bureaucratic inertia and protective culture
LeadershipBehavior
Metrics
Rewards
Develop – Purchase - Use
HirePromotePay
AllowRequireFacilitate
pSaving money is often viewed by local units as a negative
Norms/Values
Educate – Train – PersuadeEducation: Boot camp—NCO schools—Staff and War Colleges
Discipline: Very responsive to guidance from leaders
Personnel consistently put the mission over their own preferences
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HOW TO INFLUENCE MILITARY BEHAVIORAL?
Based on this analysis, the military should pursue behavioral change through three approaches…
Integrate energy into education and training at schools
Senior leadership should repeatedly and publically support behavioral change
Most importantly, let the force know why good energy behavior supports the mission and is the right thing to do
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Militarily, teaching war fighters how to reduce their energy tail is likely to save a considerable number of lives in Iraq and Afghanistan and this behavior will continue to pay dividends in lives into the future
EXPECTED OUTCOME?
Over the course of a few years, changing energy behavior and unleashing energy innovation are likely to provide enormous cost savings at an extremely low price relative to investments in hardware
At the national level, the military discharges hundreds of thousands of bright motivated personnel every year; just as an earlier military generation played a key part in fighting for civil rights, properly educated and trained, these individuals will help to change the US energy culture
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