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Environmental factors must be included in GDP, say scientists
Countries must move beyond tracking economic growth using measures of gross domestic product (GDP) and incorporate environmental and social dimensions into a new measure of wealth if they are to avoid an escalating series of climate, biodiversity and poverty crises.That is the view of 20 former winners of the Blue Planet Prize, sometimes dubbed the "Nobel Prize for the environment", in a new paper to be presented to government ministers at a meeting of the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in Nairobi, Kenya, later today.The group will also call for the removal of fossil fuel subsidies, worth an ... |
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Long-awaited dioxins report released; EPA says low doses risky but most people safe
After 21 years of wrangling over health threats, uncertain science and industry pressure, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday released its health assessment of dioxins defining how toxic they are. A group of about 30 toxic compounds, including the infamous chemical in Agent Orange, dioxins are byproducts of combustion emitted by waste incinerators, chemical manufacturing plants, paper and pulp mills and other facilities. They persist in the environment and build up in the food supply and in human bodies. Lauded by environmental activists and criticized by industry, ... |
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Manchester United scores green goal with environmental standard
Manchester United has been hailed as the first English football club to gain the international standard for environmental management systems, taking another ...
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Russia fires first shot in EU aviation emissions trade war
Simmering tensions between the EU and the group of countries opposed to the bloc`s expansion of its emissions trading scheme (ETS) to include aviation ...
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SOM Wins Master Plan Competition for Beijing Bohai Innovation City
A new model of compact, environmentally enhanced urban design by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM) for the rapid development of satellite cities ...
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Ecuador Court Rejects Latest Chevron Attempt to Block Enforcement of $18 Billion Judgment, Says Amazon Defense Coalition
With its options dwindling and the mistakes of its legal team mounting, Chevron has suffered another courtroom setback in its eleventh-hour attempt to ...
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Opponents discuss `countermeasures` to EU`s aviation CO2 plan
A group of 26 nations opposing EU plans to tackle aviation emissions will reportedly discuss a "basket of countermeasures" at a meeting in Moscow this ...
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MOEX offshore agrees to $90 million partial settlement of liability in deepwater horizon oil spill
MOEX Offshore 2007 LLC has agreed to settle its liability in the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in a settlement with the United States valued at $90 million, ...
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US leads charge on black carbon reduction
The US is leading an international drive to tackle gases and particulates thought to account for about a third of global warming and also have significant ...
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EPA issues permit for stormwater discharges from construction sites
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is issuing a new permit, in accordance with the Clean Water Act, that will provide streamlined permitting ...
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Biomed Analysis: Sustainability goals too light on health
The proposed Sustainable Development Goals need more focus on health to continue the progress achieved with MDGs, argues Priya Shetty.Since 2000, global ...
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Company claims breakthrough clean mining process
Kachan & Co., a cleantech research and consulting firm, has published a report examining the clean mining claims of mine developer American Manganese ...
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Selerant Joins The Sustainability Consortium
Selerant Corporation has announced its membership with The Sustainability Consortium, an independent organization of diverse global participants working ...
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