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Poor countries clamoring for aid slam into ‘hard reality’ in Warsaw
Posted by Greenwire: Jean Chemnick and Lisa Friedman on November 20th, 2013
Greenwire: The top U.S. negotiator on climate change has effectively ruled out any new American pledge this year to a U.N. fund for helping poor countries cope with global warming, but vulnerable nations and human rights groups gathered for the climate summit here refuse to accept that.
U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also called climate finance "critical" in his first press briefing of the summit today.
Pointing to Typhoon Haiyan, which he said puts "an anguished human face" on climate change, he...
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Comments Off on Poor countries clamoring for aid slam into ‘hard reality’ in WarsawWhat 11 Billion People Mean for Food Security
Posted by LiveScience: Rachael Rettner on November 20th, 2013
LiveScience: Editor's note: By the end of this century, Earth may be home to 11 billion people, the United Nations has estimated, earlier than previously expected. As part of a week-long series, LiveScience is exploring what reaching this population milestone might mean for our planet, from our ability to feed that many people to our impact on the other species that call Earth home to our efforts to land on other planets. Check back here each day for the next installment.
Beetles, scorpions and other insects...