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Can the U.S. Military Reach Zero Carbon Emissions? The Biden administration would like to set net zero emissions by 2050 as an across-the-government goal, but any such plan must be done carefully and correctly. It is widely expected that President Biden immediately upon taking office will set a Net Zero Carbon goal for the country. Such a goal has tremendous implications for the economy affecting all operations of the federal government the nation’s biggest consumer of energy. In 2019, the Department of Defense (DOD) consumed 682 trillion BTUs, which represents 77 percent of federal government energy use, fifteen times the consumption of the Postal Service, the next largest agency user. It is worth reflecting on how likely the DOD is to meet the goal and to warn of political battles likely ensuing in Congress between national security and climate change interests. ....