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A quarter of humanity faces looming water crises
News / 9th August 2019Countries that are home to one-fourth of Earth’s population face an increasingly urgent risk: The prospect of running out of water.
Climate change: 12 years to save the planet? Make that 18 months
Blog / 9th August 2019Current plans to cut global carbon emissions are nowhere near strong enough to keep temperatures below the so-called safe limit – and 2020 is a deadline for action, explains Matt McGrath.
World marks earliest ‘Earth Overshoot Day’
Blog / 1st August 2019On Monday 29 July, humanity will consume more resources through the end of 2019 than the planet can sustainably regenerate for the year, according to the Global Footprint Network, which has been calculating Earth Overshoot Day since 1986.
Never ending growth?
Article / 1st August 2019The drive for continuous economic growth is the fatal flaw in the UN’s plan to end poverty and save the planet, writes Joan Martinez Alier and Nick Meynen.
Global hunger increases for a third year due to conflict, UN report finds
News / 29th July 2019Global hunger has increased for a third consecutive year, with more than 821 million people suffering from chronic starvation driven by conflict and climate change, a United Nations report found.