Human Action Pushing the World Closer to Environmental Tipping Points
A new report by the UN university lists six areas of grave concern and states that without behaviour change, the world could face catastrophe.
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A new report by the UN university lists six areas of grave concern and states that without behaviour change, the world could face catastrophe.
SAINT LUCIA, Oct 26 (IPS) - A new report by the University lists six areas of grave concern and states that in the absence of behavior and priority change, the world could face catastrophe in areas like groundwater depletion and species extinction.Melting mountain glaciers. Unbearable heat. An uninsurable future. Space debris. Groundwater depletion. Accelerating extinctions. The United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security said this week that these six environmental "tipping points" can have "irreversible, catastrophic impacts for people and the planet...
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