ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses that the policy evidence suggests the jury is still out on the question. Moving from the general set of European Union (EU) commitments into more specific policy domains, a first and vital consideration relates to how European armed forces have approached climate security. The North Atlantic Treaty Organization's (NATO's) 2010 Strategic Concept mentions climate security as a key concern for the alliance's future remit. German policy has not integrated the defence ministry as much as British strategy, in a conscious move to avoid a perception that there is a military lead on the new agenda. The National Security Strategy of the Republic of Poland of 2009 is bereft of operational specifics on the climate issue. The EU has invested heavily in a Global Monitoring for Environment and Security (GMES) system that is now being rolled out, with a range of satellites and other capacities.
