A new UN report

Bjorn Lomborgian FUD aside, it's becoming clearer and clearer that protecting the environment is not an alternative to fighting poverty and disease, but a necessary prerequisite. The latest bit of evidence comes in a new UN report:

The key Millennium Goal of halving poverty in a decade cannot be met without better environmental protection, according to a new report.

Bjorn Lomborgian FUD aside, it’s becoming clearer and clearer that protecting the environment is not an alternative to fighting poverty and disease, but a necessary prerequisite. The latest bit of evidence comes in a new UN report:

The key Millennium Goal of halving poverty in a decade cannot be met without better environmental protection, according to a new report.

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