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6 September 2010
The idea that the world needs to double its food production by 2050 in order to feed a growing population is wrong, says Isobel Tomlinson from the Soil Association.
Singapore, August 20 - Green investment in China will forge ahead even without a United Nations carbon offset scheme, eventually shriveling the country’s dominant role in a program that has underpinned billions of dollars in investment.
United Nations, August 9 - Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon acknowledged on Monday that a key U.N. conference on climate change in Mexico at the end of this year might not produce the definitive agreement the world body is seeking.
Jakarta, August 9 - Indonesia may propose palm oil plantations be eligible to earn carbon credits under a U.N.-backed scheme aimed at preserving forests, a forestry ministry official said on Monday.
Paris, August 6 - United Nations climate talks tasked with curbing the threat of global warming are backsliding, delegates from both rich and developing nations said Friday at the close of a week-long session in Bonn.
Bonn, August 4 - Rich countries have been put on the back foot after new research showed that current pledges to cut greenhouse gas emissions could be wiped out by gaping loopholes in the UN climate change treaty put forward in Copenhagen last year.
Singapore, August 3 - Local firms were honoured for their green business practices by the Singapore Environment Council at its annual Singapore Environmental Achievement Awards (SEAA) on Tuesday. SEC said on Tuesday both organisations were committed to reaching out to local manufacturers to spread the message that sustainable manufacturing is key to gearing for an imminent shift towards a green global supply chain.
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