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To meet the objective of 2°C, we need to start by breaking the emissions spiral by 2020 and then reduce our greenhouse gas emissions by at least a factor of two, ideally three, between 2020 and 2050 to achieve carbon neutrality – i.e., zero net carbon emissions – by the end of the century. The best way to view the problem is to look at our energy requirements, which currently are met…

As for the report’s new Human Development Index (HDI), Sub-Saharan Africa continues to rank among the lowest, but 12 countries have individual HDI levels that put them in the high or medium human development group, and they are: Botswana, Cabo Verde, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Mauritius, Namibia, Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles, and Zambia. The Index is a summary measure of…

This guide is a first and preliminary guide on how to “get started” with implementing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It aims to help stakeholders, including governments at all levels (national, regional, and local), to understand the SDG Agenda, to start an inclusive dialogue on SDG implementation, and to prepare SDG-based national development strategies (or align existing plans and…

Friends of the Earth commissioned environmental data analysts Trucost to estimate the total land and water footprint of seven generic everyday products: a cotton t-shirt, a smartphone, a cup of tea, a cup of coffee, a chicken curry ready meal, a pair of leather boots, and a chocolate bar. We also asked Trucost to estimate the company and sector footprints for three of the products (t-shirts,…

Although more humanitarian assistance is being delivered than ever before—hitting a record $24.5 billion in 20141—the need for aid is growing even faster. By the end of 2014, violent conflict and political oppression had displaced nearly 60 million people, a number not seen since World War II (see Figure 1).2 That same year, disasters from climate-related natural hazards affected 138 million…

From the content: 2 Drylands and the benefits of restoration 5 2.1 What are drylands? 5 2.2 The importance of forests and trees in drylands 6 2.3 Key challenges in drylands 8 2.4 Restoration in drylands 13 3 Guidelines for policymakers and other decision-makers: establishing a strong enabling environment 19 3.1 Enabling and investing in assessment and…