Defesa verde
descarbonizando as forças armadas
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.23925/2179-3565.2025v16i2p04-16Palabras clave:
Defesa, Descarbonização, Sustentabilidade, HidrogênioResumen
As mudanças climáticas estão na ordem do dia e eventos nacionais e internacionais têm acelerado as discussões sobre o tema de forma intensa, e pesquisadores da área de Defesa têm realizado estudos sobre como as alterações climáticas irão acentuar a insegurança e gerar conflitos armados em todo o mundo. Nesse ínterim, o termo descarbonização encontra-se em evidência em vários setores da indústria, transporte e geração de energia. A pesquisa realizada apresenta uma contribuição de investigação original ao nível das estratégias de descarbonização das Forças Armadas (FA) consideradas líderes em todo o mundo. Para tanto, utiliza-se de uma metodologia de caráter qualitativo, descritivo e bibliográfico. Qualitativo, pois não há a intenção de generalizar os resultados de maneira probabilística, mas busca descrever fenômenos, situações e contextos, explicando como são e se manifestam. Bibliográfica, pois utiliza-se de material publicado em livros, documentos, revistas e sítios eletrônicos. Os resultados apontam que: i) com a escalada da crise climática e a transição energética global, a Organização do Tratado do Atlântico Norte (OTAN) a União Europeia (UE) e a Forças Armadas Orientais, passaram a colocar na agenda de discussões, medidas para a diminuição do uso de combustíveis fósseis, ii) as iniciativas das FA são incipientes e cercadas de incertezas; e, iii) as FA de alguns países carecem de conhecimento sobre o processo de produção de energia de hidrogênio e seus benefícios, suscitando preocupações sobre a consistência da sua exploração e o impacto na eficácia das operações militares.
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