VANCOUVER, Feb 21, 2012 (IPS) - Unless governments work actively to build a brighter future for humanity, climate change, poverty and loss of biodiversity will worsen and continue to exacerbate existing global problems, top scientists warned ministers at Full Story »
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..".Unless governments work actively to build a brighter future for humanity, climate change, poverty and loss of biodiversity will worsen and continue to exacerbate existing global problems, " A report to the UN, with sugggestions on energy and subsidies.
“We have a dream – a world without poverty – a world that is equitable… a world that is environmentally, socially and economically sustainable…” …Fossil fuels are heavily subsidized and fossil fuel companies do not pay the huge costs of air and water pollution. Nor do they pay for the impact they have on the climate. … urged leaders to tackle overconsumption and address population pressure by empowering women, improving education and making contraception accessible to all.
Needed: thinkers, ethicists, artists, sceintists, and common people with common sense.