Ethnically or religiously diverse countries underinvest in measures to improve their environmental performance, according to new research by an academic at the University of East Anglia (UEA).
Environment
Dec 19, 2012
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In November 2022, the world crossed a milestone of 8 billion people, but a new analysis suggests the global population could peak just below 9 billion people in 2050 then start falling.
Environment
Mar 27, 2023
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Another innovative feature has been added to the world's first practical "artificial leaf," making the device even more suitable for providing people in developing countries and remote areas with electricity, scientists reported ...
Materials Science
Apr 9, 2013
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Plastic pollution in the oceans is a major problem that is finally getting the attention it deserves, thanks to Blue Planet II. It makes headline news almost every week – and famous figures such as the Pope, Prince Charles, ...
Environment
Apr 6, 2018
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The Group of 20 major economies said they agreed a deal to reduce plastic waste that is choking the seas at a meeting in Japan on Sunday.
Environment
Jun 16, 2019
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Innovations such as Web3, the third generation of the internet, and easy-to-use video-based technologies in local languages have the potential to drive change in agriculture in developing countries, say technology advocates.
Biotechnology
Mar 18, 2022
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North European countries and South Korea have the fastest and most widespread telecoms and computer growth in the world, the UN's telecomunications agency said on Monday.
Telecom
Mar 2, 2009
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Using data from the largest cross-sectional survey of climate change perceptions ever conducted, researchers writing in Nature Climate Change today report the first global assessment of factors underlying climate change awareness ...
Environment
Jul 27, 2015
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Work on a prototype device for harvesting energy and clean drinking water from human waste gets the go ahead this month.
Energy & Green Tech
Mar 15, 2012
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With almost 100 million people in developing countries exposed to dangerously high levels of arsenic in their drinking water, and unable to afford complex purification technology, scientists today described a simple, inexpensive ...
Environment
Sep 1, 2011
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