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Africa’s Clean Energy Could Drive Its Development
Paying Africa’s people to produce all the renewable energy they can would give the continent a huge economic boost, spurring development and the growth of democracy, researchers say, reports Alex Kirby at Climate News Network. A report by the World … Continue reading
Overpopulation Must Be Addressed to Slow Climate Change – Faith Group
Population growth, say Malawi faith groups, is a key ingredient to devastating climate change effects – calling for concerted multi-faith action to address the situation in the African country Malawi with haste, reports Patricia Masinga at the Nyasa Times. Faith … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, climate change, climate change solutions, environment, global warming, Malawi, overpopulation, population, religion
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Climate Change Affects Geopolitics – US Military
Energy security and climate change present massive threats to global security, military planners say, with connections and consequences spanning the world, reports Joshua Zaffos at Daily Climate News. Some scientists have linked the Arab Spring uprisings to high food prices caused … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, Arctic, Asia, climate change, droughts, environment, global warming, Middle East
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Greenhouse Gas Emissions ‘Life and Death’ Issue – African Leaders
Developing countries at the U.N. climate change talks at Durban South Africa, demanded that wealthy countries ante up with new carbon emission targets, yet warned them to expect no binding commitments from others in return, reports Lisa Friedman at Climatewire. … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, carbon emissions, climate change, climate change solutions, global warming, Kyoto Protocol
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Climate Change Can Trigger Conflicts – Study
Historically, climate shifts are occasionally identified as triggers for conflicts, such as the 1789 French Revolution, for example, by wrecking harvests and driving hungry peasants to the city. But now a recent study published in the journal Nature concludes that … Continue reading
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Tagged Africa, climate change, climate change reports, conflicts, drought, el nino, environment, extreme weather, famine, Horn of Africa
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