State of the world: U.N. poverty-reduction goals on track
Peter Grier
Eleven years ago, at the Millennium Summit at United Nations headquarters in New York, the leaders of the world agreed to a plan meant to spur efforts to help the globe's poorest.
UN: Global Access to Drinking Water Grows, But Poorest Falling Behind
Adam Daley
The proportion of the world’s population with access to improved drinking water sources grew by 10 percent over a period roughly covering the past two decades, according to a United Nations study released Tuesday.
IEA Says Solar May Provide a Third of Global Energy by 2060
Ben Sills
Dec. 1 (Bloomberg) -- Solar technologies such as photovoltaic panels, water heaters and power stations built with mirrors could provide a third of the world’s energy by 2060 if politicians commit to limiting climate change, the International Energy Agency said.
NOAA: Autumn and November both warmer than average in the United States
U.S. sets record with a dozen billion-dollar weather disasters in one year
UN: farmers must produce 70% more food by 2050 to feed population
Associated Press
A quarter of farmland is highly degraded, according to the first report into the state of the world's land resources
The charitable face of data use
Tanzeel Akhtar
A new group of innovative non-governmental organisations are springing up in the wake of disasters around the world, driven by complex data analysis and backed by telecom brands
Human Development Index 2011: Warnings For The Future
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) published its annual Human Development Index on Wednesday, painting a grim picture of the prospects for millions of people in some of the world's poorest nations.
Greenhouse gases rise by record amount
Associated Press
The global output of heat-trapping carbon dioxide has jumped by a record amount, according to the US department of energy, a sign of how feeble the world's efforts are at slowing man-made global warming.
Climate concerns as ‘ozone-friendly’ HFCs use grows
Mark Kinver
A rise in the use of "ozone-friendly" HFCs has prompted experts to voice concerns that the potent greenhouse gases could be a problem in the future.