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Study finds culture influences response to climate change; consumption and reproduction

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Swim, Penn State professor of psychology and her colleagues report that growing consumption and growing population are two significant contributors to human impact on the environment. Swim and her colleagues reported that peoples’ perceptions of how their behavior affects the environment influences how they act.

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‘The macroeconomic landscape hasn’t been ideal this year:’ Raman Mittal | Autocar Professional

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With macroeconomic conditions being the same for anyone at the end of the day, what kind of factors fuel such an outperformance in the current market environment? The automotive segment has moved ahead significantly in terms of price, transparency, and funding availability. Trust is the biggest deficit when doing a transaction.

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2018 Environmental Performance Index: Air quality top public health threat

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India and Bangladesh come in near the bottom of the rankings, with Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Nepal rounding out the bottom five. In general, high scorers exhibit long-standing commitments to protecting public health, preserving natural resources, and decoupling greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from economic activity.

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UN: world population is expected to reach 9.7 billion in 2050 and could peak at nearly 11 billion around 2100

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The resulting changes in the size, composition and distribution of the world’s population have important consequences for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the globally agreed targets for improving economic prosperity and social well-being while protecting the environment.

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