Arthur Neslen Sep 18 2013
An architect of the UN’s Millennium development Goals (MDGs) says he fears that a lack of strong leadership at the UN could lead to its poverty eradication goals being replaced by an over-politicised and unachievable “wish list” after 2015.
Reuters
The food the world wastes accounts for more greenhouse gas emissions than any country except for China and the United States, according to a United Nations report.
Carmel Lobello SEP 26 2013
So much for China's change of heart when it comes to taking care of the environment.
RICHARD SCHIFFMAN SEP 27 2013
The polar icecaps are melting faster than we thought they would; seas are rising faster than we thought they would; extreme weather events are increasing.
The World Bank News
What do Kampala and Rio de Janeiro have in common? At first sight, the capital of landlocked Uganda and the megacity on the Brazilian coast may appear very different, but they share more than meets the eye.
Upworthy
A few nations are making the planet a whole let messier for the rest of the gang. Maybe we should start thinking about being better neighbors.
IRIN NEWS
JOHANNESBURG, 8 October 2013 (IRIN) - The international scientific community’s new assessment of the estimated sea level rise caused by global warming is a significant development, but experts say the projections for higher sea levels in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate (IPCC) assessm
Reuters
OSLO, Oct 9 (Reuters) - Billions of people could be living in regions where temperatures are hotter than their historical ranges by mid-century, creating a "new normal" that could force profound changes on nature and society, scientists said on Wednesday.
Megan Rowling
LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Work is to start on a new global standard for measuring food loss and waste, which experts hope will help reduce the significant amount of food that does not get eaten because it is spoiled or thrown away.