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world population will stabilize at around double its present size , that is , at around 11 billion . At that level of population , if all the people were assured of , say , 75 gigajoules , half the average consumption per person in ...
world population will stabilize at around double its present size , that is , at around 11 billion . At that level of population , if all the people were assured of , say , 75 gigajoules , half the average consumption per person in ...
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For the most part , present complacency is rooted in our faith in science . But scientists are also telling us bad news . If we listened , surely the Vitousek projection would jolt us out of our present state of contentment .
For the most part , present complacency is rooted in our faith in science . But scientists are also telling us bad news . If we listened , surely the Vitousek projection would jolt us out of our present state of contentment .
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All ECE countries were urged to take action to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases , with the declaration noting that in the view of most ECE countries the stabilization of emissions at present levels , at ...
All ECE countries were urged to take action to reduce the emission of carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases , with the declaration noting that in the view of most ECE countries the stabilization of emissions at present levels , at ...
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThis book addresses the question: "If the development of the quarter of the world's people who are now rich has brought us all so close to the limits of sustainable living on Earth, how is the ... Read full review
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| Title | Our Country, the Planet: Forging a Partnership for Survival |
| Author | S. S. Ramphal |
| Publisher | Lime Tree, 1992 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 6 Aug 2009 |
| ISBN | 0413455815, 9780413455819 |
| Length | 291 pages |
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