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Urban environmental initiatives are paying off
2013-07-26 11:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Globe and Mail: The world is getting to be a more urban place, with all that goes with it. According to data from the United Nations, about half of the planet now lives in an urban environment rather than a rural one, up from 30 per cent in 1960. That's going to increase even more, to about 60 per cent in a couple of decades, if the UN projections are correct. That's a lot of people living close to one another, and it is going to take a lot of resources to keep them satisfied. As we get closer to that urban future,...
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