UNIFORMS ARE GETTING GREENER
UNIFORMS ARE GETTING GREENER
Author(s): David SHUKMANSubject(s): Physical Geopgraphy, Environmental and Energy policy, Security and defense
Published by: Centrul tehnic-editorial al armatei
Keywords: climate change; global warming; greenhouse gases; emissions cuts; security threats;
Summary/Abstract: The author recounts how climate has become part of defence planning, writing that compared to winning a war, saving the planet used to be too woolly a concept to merit attention, too vague to factor into planning, but this is not the case today, as the potential implications of a shifting climate are gradually working their way onto the security agenda. In this respect, he presents a series of facts highlighting the potential implications of a shifting climate and of warming, as well as the steps taken by the international community as it struggles to make progress in tackling the problem. The author concludes by mentioning a stark warning belonging to Professor Sir David King: climate change could ultimately prove more dangerous than terrorism.
Journal: Romanian Military Thinking
- Issue Year: 2011
- Issue No: 3
- Page Range: 185-189
- Page Count: 5
- Language: English