Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. August 2005 Report
The hunger for energy might become a driving force for some countries to disregard international security issues and accords to the point of jeopardizing international security. For example, there were international concerns expressed about the alleged Chinese offers of arms and other sensitive defe...
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ftdtic:ADA528693 2023-05-15T16:30:27+02:00 Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. August 2005 Report FEDERATION OF UN ASSOCIATIONS WASHINGTON DC MILLENNIUM PROJECT 2005-08 text/html http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA528693 http://oai.dtic.mil/oai/oai?&verb=getRecord&metadataPrefix=html&identifier=ADA528693 en eng http://www.dtic.mil/docs/citations/ADA528693 Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited. DTIC Military Forces and Organizations Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) IRAQ DETECTORS CORPORATIONS CHEMICALS WATER SECURITY MINE DETECTION JAPAN MELTING CLIMATE TREATIES UNITED NATIONS WASTE RECYCLING SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE LAND MINES ATMOSPHERE MODELS CHINA TAIWAN URINE SWAMPS INDIAN OCEAN GREENHOUSE EFFECT GLACIERS WARNING SYSTEMS SIBERIA GREENLAND PERMAFROST OIL PRODUCTS PLAGUES LASER TRACKING DEMAND(ECONOMICS) HYMENOPTERA TSUNAMIS KAZAKHSTAN UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW USSR EUROPEAN UNION INDIA SOVIET ANTIPLAGUE INSTITUTES LOW DOSE CHEMICALS MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS REACH(REGISTRATION EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF CHEMICALS) URINE POWERED BATTERIES CLIMATE CHANGE PACIFIC ISLANDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WARMING TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE GLOBAL WARMING CNOOC(CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORPORATION) Text 2005 ftdtic 2016-02-23T03:30:42Z The hunger for energy might become a driving force for some countries to disregard international security issues and accords to the point of jeopardizing international security. For example, there were international concerns expressed about the alleged Chinese offers of arms and other sensitive defense technology in return for oil and gas rights in certain countries. "Unprecedented political opposition" probably triggered by strategic concerns in the US Congress forced the withdrawal of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)'s bid for California's Unocal. Similar concerns may affect the rival bids of China and India to buy a Canadian firm with oil fields in Kazakhstan. Beneficial environmental restraints and agreements in many regions of the world are likely to be victims of desperation for energy at this time in history when many forces are converging to harm human society. Nations near the edge of environmental and food sufficiency collapse could become additional failed states and competitors. The world's current and rising dependence on oil and gas may possibly trigger new regulations at national, regional, and international levels to protect national energy sources and avoid eventual unethical deals that might jeopardize international security. In addition to possible security aspects that would have direct implications for it, the military should enhance its efforts on energy conservation and development of alternative energy sources--both for its own interest and as a contribution to national security. Security is just one more reason (in addition to climate change and others) why reducing reliance on oil has become vital. Prepared in cooperation with Battelle Columbus Operations, OH. Text Greenland permafrost Siberia Defense Technical Information Center: DTIC Technical Reports database Greenland Indian Pacific |
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Military Forces and Organizations Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) IRAQ DETECTORS CORPORATIONS CHEMICALS WATER SECURITY MINE DETECTION JAPAN MELTING CLIMATE TREATIES UNITED NATIONS WASTE RECYCLING SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE LAND MINES ATMOSPHERE MODELS CHINA TAIWAN URINE SWAMPS INDIAN OCEAN GREENHOUSE EFFECT GLACIERS WARNING SYSTEMS SIBERIA GREENLAND PERMAFROST OIL PRODUCTS PLAGUES LASER TRACKING DEMAND(ECONOMICS) HYMENOPTERA TSUNAMIS KAZAKHSTAN UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW USSR EUROPEAN UNION INDIA SOVIET ANTIPLAGUE INSTITUTES LOW DOSE CHEMICALS MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS REACH(REGISTRATION EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF CHEMICALS) URINE POWERED BATTERIES CLIMATE CHANGE PACIFIC ISLANDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WARMING TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE GLOBAL WARMING CNOOC(CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORPORATION) |
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Military Forces and Organizations Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) IRAQ DETECTORS CORPORATIONS CHEMICALS WATER SECURITY MINE DETECTION JAPAN MELTING CLIMATE TREATIES UNITED NATIONS WASTE RECYCLING SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE LAND MINES ATMOSPHERE MODELS CHINA TAIWAN URINE SWAMPS INDIAN OCEAN GREENHOUSE EFFECT GLACIERS WARNING SYSTEMS SIBERIA GREENLAND PERMAFROST OIL PRODUCTS PLAGUES LASER TRACKING DEMAND(ECONOMICS) HYMENOPTERA TSUNAMIS KAZAKHSTAN UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW USSR EUROPEAN UNION INDIA SOVIET ANTIPLAGUE INSTITUTES LOW DOSE CHEMICALS MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS REACH(REGISTRATION EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF CHEMICALS) URINE POWERED BATTERIES CLIMATE CHANGE PACIFIC ISLANDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WARMING TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE GLOBAL WARMING CNOOC(CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORPORATION) Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. August 2005 Report |
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Military Forces and Organizations Environmental Health and Safety *ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT *MILITARY FORCES(UNITED STATES) IRAQ DETECTORS CORPORATIONS CHEMICALS WATER SECURITY MINE DETECTION JAPAN MELTING CLIMATE TREATIES UNITED NATIONS WASTE RECYCLING SURVEILLANCE RECONNAISSANCE LAND MINES ATMOSPHERE MODELS CHINA TAIWAN URINE SWAMPS INDIAN OCEAN GREENHOUSE EFFECT GLACIERS WARNING SYSTEMS SIBERIA GREENLAND PERMAFROST OIL PRODUCTS PLAGUES LASER TRACKING DEMAND(ECONOMICS) HYMENOPTERA TSUNAMIS KAZAKHSTAN UNITED KINGDOM ENVIRONMENTAL LAW USSR EUROPEAN UNION INDIA SOVIET ANTIPLAGUE INSTITUTES LOW DOSE CHEMICALS MULTINATIONAL CORPORATIONS REACH(REGISTRATION EVALUATION AND AUTHORIZATION OF CHEMICALS) URINE POWERED BATTERIES CLIMATE CHANGE PACIFIC ISLANDS SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT WARMING TROPICAL ATMOSPHERE GLOBAL WARMING CNOOC(CHINA NATIONAL OFFSHORE OIL CORPORATION) |
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The hunger for energy might become a driving force for some countries to disregard international security issues and accords to the point of jeopardizing international security. For example, there were international concerns expressed about the alleged Chinese offers of arms and other sensitive defense technology in return for oil and gas rights in certain countries. "Unprecedented political opposition" probably triggered by strategic concerns in the US Congress forced the withdrawal of China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC)'s bid for California's Unocal. Similar concerns may affect the rival bids of China and India to buy a Canadian firm with oil fields in Kazakhstan. Beneficial environmental restraints and agreements in many regions of the world are likely to be victims of desperation for energy at this time in history when many forces are converging to harm human society. Nations near the edge of environmental and food sufficiency collapse could become additional failed states and competitors. The world's current and rising dependence on oil and gas may possibly trigger new regulations at national, regional, and international levels to protect national energy sources and avoid eventual unethical deals that might jeopardize international security. In addition to possible security aspects that would have direct implications for it, the military should enhance its efforts on energy conservation and development of alternative energy sources--both for its own interest and as a contribution to national security. Security is just one more reason (in addition to climate change and others) why reducing reliance on oil has become vital. Prepared in cooperation with Battelle Columbus Operations, OH. |
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