The 2022 National Defense Strategy places the U.S. Navy's primary focus on China and Russia as strategic adversaries, who are armed with long-range weapons and significant anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) systems, as well as substantial cyber capabilities. It is recognized that the integration of weapon platforms between the U.S. Navy and its Allies and Partners provide an asymmetric advantage against adversaries. As energy intensive capabilities designed to sustain and enhance warfighting lethality emerge and are fielded, the U.S. Navy’s operational energy demand continues to increase. As operational energy demand increases, the Department Of Navy targets strategies to reduce the threat of climate change. The Secretary of the Navy has addressed operational emissions by focusing on initiatives that decrease emissions while increasing capability as part of the government’s net-zero emissions goal by 2050. The U.S. Navy recognizes that new approaches and innovative technologies are required to modernize platforms for energy reduction, increased endurance, enhanced operational flexibility, and to support forward presence. Updated energy parameters are necessary to drive technology innovation and policy.