Pentagon Discontinues 91 Studies Related to Climate Change, Other Topics

The Department of Defense said that it will fund research focused on developing advanced military capabilities.

The Pentagon in Washington on March 3, 2022. Joshua Roberts/Reuters

The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) said on March 7 that it would scrap 91 social science studies, including those on climate change, which Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said are not among the Pentagon’s priorities.

The studies cover topics ranging from climate change impacts and global migration patterns to social trends. The DOD said discontinuing them would save the government more than $30 million in the first year.