Blended-wing tanker, nuke reactors, electric cars in USAF climate plan
By Stephen Losey
Oct 5, 05:19 PM
The Air Force's climate plan calls for adopting a more fuel-efficient blended wing aircraft design, along the lines of the X-48B designed by NASA, the Air Force Research Laboratory and Boeing Phantom Works, for its future tanker or mobility aircraft. (Boeing)
WASHINGTON — The Department of the Air Force said it needs to adopt more fuel-efficient aircraft designs, reduce its carbon footprint and energy consumption, and modernize its infrastructure and facilities to withstand extreme weather under its new plan to address climate change.
The service’s Climate Action Plan, released to the public on Wednesday, outlines a series of goals to prepare for the challenges of extreme weather and shifting environments that climate change will bring. In addition, the service wants to reduce its own contributions to climate change.
The Air Force aims to cut emissions from its installations in half from 2008 levels by fiscal 2033, and wants to have net-zero emissions at installations by fiscal 2046.
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