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It does not make sense for us to go to Paris and come back with something that says, ‘In a few years’ time, your country is going to be underwater.’
—Tony A. deBrum, foreign minister of the Marshall Islands, discusses how low-lying island nations are determined to reach an agreement at COP21 that gives adequate financial support to the countries most vulnerable to climate change.
We're trying to turn around the largest oil tanker ever built.
—Secretary of State John Kerry, in an interview with Rolling Stone, explains that tackling climate change requires redirecting human civilization—no mean feat.
The earth lost one-third of all arable land in the last 40 years. -
A new study finds poor agriculture practices are eroding soil at a rate up to 100 times faster than it can re-form. Meanwhile, demand for crops is skyrocketing—to feed an estimated 9 billion people by 2050, the world’s farms will need to yield an estimated 50 percent more food. The Guardian
The world's oldest living tracked bird is getting ready to lay another egg. -
Seabird populations around the world may have declined an estimated 70 percent in just 60 years, but Wisdom the Albatross is thriving! First tagged in 1956, the 64-year-old is expected to raise her 37th chick this year at the Midway Atoll National Wildlife Refuge. Guardian
France plans to invest €2 billion in clean energy for Africa by 2020. -
President Francois Hollande has announced that France will help Africa develop renewable power projects, citing the “environmental debt” owed by the developed world. Africa is particularly vulnerable to the effects of climate change. Daily News Egypt