Washington Post

Associated Press

UNITED NATIONS — The number of children under the age of five who die annually fell below 7 million in 2011, but the U.N. children’s agency says about 19,000 boys and girls are still dying every day from largely preventable causes.

CNN

John D. Sutter, CNN

(CNN)Many scientists say it's abundantly clear that Earth is entering its sixth mass-extinction event, meaning three-quarters of all species could disappear in the coming centuries.

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Tess Riley

A relatively small number of fossil fuel producers and their investors could hold the key to tackling climate change

Just 100 companies have been the source of more than 70% of the world's greenhouse gas emissions since 1988, according to a new report.

Tharanga Yakupitiyage

UNITED NATIONS, Jul 3 2017 (IPS) - World hunger has increased, reversing years of progress, said a UN specialised agency.

World Economic Forum

Charlotte Edmond

It'€s simple maths. We are chopping down about 15 billion trees a year and planting about 9 billion. So there'€s a net loss of 6 billion trees a year.

IISD's SDG Knowledge Hub

29 March 2017: The Asia-Pacific SDG Partnership has launched the SDG Data Portal, showing the current status and progress towards the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) for the 58 member states of the UN Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP).

Julia La Roche

businessinsider

Thomas Sumner, Science News

HISTORIC HEAT Sea levels were 6 to 9 meters higher than present-day levels the last time Earth’s climate was this warm, new research suggests. Similar sea level rise today would submerge many coastal areas (red). JOHN C. KOSTELNICK (DATA), GSFC/NASA (VISUALIZATION)

GreenBiz Group Inc.

Elyse Myrans

Today marks the third day of COP21, a key milestone in the global effort to combat climate change.

EnergyPost.eu

Michael T. Klare