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by Ben Webster
http://www.timesonline.co.uk
The population explosion in poor countries will contribute little to climate change and is a dangerous distraction from the main problem of over-consumption in rich nations, a study has found.
by Judith Burns
http://news.bbc.co.uk
The recession has had little impact on humanity’s over-consumption of resources, says a report.
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New approaches are needed to help humanity deal with climate change and other global environmental threats that lie ahead in the 21st century, according to a group of 28 internationally renowned scientists.
by Bryan Walsh
http://www.time.com
The scientific name is the Holocene Age, but climatologists like to call our current climatic phase the Long Summer. The history of Earth’s climate has rarely been smooth. From the moment life began on the planet billions of years ago, the climate has swung drastically and often abruptly from one state to another [...]
by Johann Hari
http://www.independent.co.uk
We are – at the same time – thrillingly close and sickeningly far from solving our planetary fever. The world’s leaders huddled in New York City yesterday to discuss man-made global warming, in a United Nations building that will soon be underwater if they fail. They all know what has to happen: their [...]
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Here is a list of the ways The Sustainable Development Commission, headed by Sir Jonathan Porritt, said the Government could meet targets on green living.