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A groundbreaking study outlines what you can do about climate change.

A groundbreaking study outlines what you can do about climate change. | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Surprise! Individual actions do matter.

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In 2050 there will be 9 billion people on earth​. H​ow to feed them

In 2050 there will be 9 billion people on earth​. H​ow to feed them | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Have we reached ‘peak farmland’? Patrick Barkham digs into a new book about food and the future, while Chris Newell provides a graphic summary of the challenges ahead

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Why we should have fewer children: to save the planet | Travis N Rieder

Why we should have fewer children: to save the planet | Travis N Rieder | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The Earth’s ability to absorb greenhouse gases without violently disrupting the climate is finite, and each additional person contributes to the total amount

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CO2 turned into stone in Iceland in climate change breakthrough

CO2 turned into stone in Iceland in climate change breakthrough | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Radical new technique promises a cheaper and more secure method of burying CO2 emissions underground instead of storing it as a gas

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Though climate change is a crisis, the population threat is even worse | Stephen Emmott

Though climate change is a crisis, the population threat is even worse | Stephen Emmott | Human Interest | Scoop.it
While the Paris climate summit focuses on global warming, the key issue is the prospect of 10 billion people on Earth

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Great Blue Hole off Belize yields new clues to fall of Mayan civilisation

Great Blue Hole off Belize yields new clues to fall of Mayan civilisation | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Research supports theory that drought and climate conditions reduced Mayans from a regional power to survivors abandoning cities to virtual extinction

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This is humankind's 'great urbanisation'. We must do it right, or the planet will pay

This is humankind's 'great urbanisation'. We must do it right, or the planet will pay | Human Interest | Scoop.it
The world will never again build cities as rapidly as it does this century. If we are serious about limiting global warming, tackling air pollution and promoting innovative, resource-efficient growth, there is a narrow window of opportunity

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Why Malthus Is Still Wrong

Why Malthus Is Still Wrong | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Why Malthus makes for bad science policy

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The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age

The Anthropocene epoch: scientists declare dawn of human-influenced age | Human Interest | Scoop.it
Experts say humanity’s impact on Earth now so profound that the Holocene must give way to epoch defined by nuclear bomb tests, plastic pollution and domesticated chicken

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Are eco-friendly initiatives pointless unless we tackle overpopulation?

Are eco-friendly initiatives pointless unless we tackle overpopulation? | Human Interest | Scoop.it
It is not just absolute numbers of people that have an impact on the planet but the rate at which they consume resources

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How Humans Used Up a Year of Natural Resources In Under 9 Months

How Humans Used Up a Year of Natural Resources In Under 9 Months | Human Interest | Scoop.it
This week's 'Earth Overshoot Day' marked the date our consumption outgrew our natural resources

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