ID | 090536 |
Title Proper | Is a green world a safer world |
Other Title Information | not necessarily |
Language | ENG |
Author | Rothkopf, David |
Publication | 2009. |
Summary / Abstract (Note) | Greening the world will certainly eliminate some of the most serious risks we face, but it will aslo create new ones. A move to electric cars, for example, could set off a competition for lithium another limited, geographically concentrated resource. The sheer amout of water needed to create some kinds of alternative energy could suck certain region dry, upping the odds of resource based conflict. |
`In' analytical Note | Foreign Policy No. 174; Sep-Oct 2009: p134-137 |
Journal Source | Foreign Policy No. 174; Sep-Oct 2009: p134-137 |
Key Words | Climate Change ; Green Energy ; Energy Conservation |