Worldwide Emerging Environmental Issues Affecting the U.S. Military. December 2007 Report

Abstract

Partial contents: Bali Roadmap Sets Framework for Post-Kyoto Negotiations, UN General Assembly Adopts Global Forest Agreement, New European Environmental Regulations, European Commission Proposed Binding Legislation for Vehicle Emissions Cuts, European Parliament Passed the Fine Particles Air Quality Directive, European Parliament Passed the Marine Strategy Directive, Technological Breakthroughs with Environmental Security Implications, New Detection and Cleanup Technologies, New Technique Promises Ultra-sensitive Biosensors, EU Launches Mobile Carbon Tracking, Increasing Energy Efficiency Technologies, Energy-free Glow Material, Dye-sensitized Solar Cells Offer Shorter Energy Payback Time, Nanotech Lithium-Ion Battery Material Promises 10 Capacity Increase., New "Nanohybrid" Plastic Is Stronger and More Biodegradable, Possible Risk with Bisphenol A Receiving Increased Attention, Bottled Water Becomes Target of Environmentalists, Updates on Previously Identified Issues, OSCE-NATO Workshop on Environmental Security in the Mediterranean, Progress for Enforcing Biological Weapons Convention, Climate Change, Intensified Disasters, Melting Glaciers and Sea Ice, Rising Sea Levels, Food Security, Adaptation, New ISO Standard on Sustainable Building, Nanotechnology Safety Issues, Reports Suggested for Review, Security Risk due to Climate Change, Modern Warfare Increasingly Harmful to the Environment, China's Energy Conditions and Policies,White Paper.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA526886

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Climate Change
  • Climate Change Adaptation
  • Communication Systems
  • Disasters
  • Droughts
  • Environment
  • Environmental Protection
  • Greenhouse Effect
  • Greenhouse Gases
  • Military Personnel
  • Mobile Phones
  • Nanotechnology
  • Natural Disasters
  • Sea Level Rise
  • Solar Cells
  • Stem Cells

Fields of Study

  • Environmental science

Readers

  • Environmental Engineering.
  • International Relations and European Studies
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Biotechnology