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Alternative Energy and Sustainability Project
This project highlights the financial and environmental drivers for alternative energy and sustainability in the military.
The project assesses the challenges of achieving operational freedom from the armed forces' current dependency on fossil fuels. In particular, it identifies potential advantages in operational capability for the future warfighter.
The 2008 spike in oil prices has highlighted the dependency of our armed forces on fossil fuels and increasing reliance on oil imported from overseas.
Combined with government priorities on climate change, alternative energy sources may provide the solution.
The Alternative Energy project looks to international military and civil programmes for inspiration and examines the applicability of these initiatives for the UK military.
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Climate-related impacts on national security in Mexico and Central America
News: 26 Nov 2009
Climate change will make Mexico and Central America's current challenges of poverty and governance much harder to solve in the future, and could contribute to a deteriorating security environment according to the preliminary report from a research project by the Royal United Services Institute.
Climate change will make Mexico and Central America's current challenges of poverty and governance much harder to solve in the future, and could contribute to a deteriorating security environment according to the preliminary report from a research project by the Royal United Services Institute.
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Commentary: 31 Dec 2009
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Round up of the latest climate news and analysis.
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Alternative Energy for the Military
Articles: 4 Nov 2009 by Paul Stein
The military's operational dependency on fossil fuels needs to be reduced - how can the MoD tackle this problem in the medium and long term?
The military's operational dependency on fossil fuels needs to be reduced - how can the MoD tackle this problem in the medium and long term?
Fighting Green: The Next Revolution in Military Affairs
Articles: 4 Nov 2009 by Elizabeth Quintana
The UK's MoD is not alone in its effort to become green - US forces are also developing the efficiency and security of their energy supplies
The UK's MoD is not alone in its effort to become green - US forces are also developing the efficiency and security of their energy supplies
The Fully Burdened Cost of Energy
Articles: 4 Nov 2009 by Dr Zoe Banfield, Chris Courtaux and Dr John Golightly
How is energy currently used in defence, and how could it be used in the future?
How is energy currently used in defence, and how could it be used in the future?
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