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US and EU must change biofuel targets to avert food crisis, says Nestlé chief

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John Vidal
Nestlé chief Paul Bulcke
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 September 4 ,2012

Food company chief executive labels biofuels an aberration and expresses concern about potential impact of water wastage

Nestlé chief Paul Bulcke says that without more efficient use of water, the world's food supplies will become severely limited. Photograph: Eric Piermont/AFP/Getty Images

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The future of food

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John Vidal
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By 2050 there will be another 2.5 billion people on the planet. How to feed them? Science's answer: a diet of algae, insects and meat grown in a lab

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Overseas aid to Africa being outweighed by hefty costs of importing oil

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Fiona Harvey
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Sub-Saharan states need to move to renewable energy sources as $15bn in aid is outstripped by $18bn in oil imports, says IEA

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Fundamental Steps Needed Now in Global Redesign of Earth System Governance, Experts Say

Fundamental Steps Needed Now in Global Redesign of Earth System Governance, Expe
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Some 32 social scientists and researchers from around the world, including a Senior Sustainability Scholar at Arizona State University, have concluded that fundamental reforms of global environmental governance are needed to avoid dangerous changes in the Earth system. The scientists argued in the March 16 edition of the journal Science that the time is now for a "constitutional moment" in world politics.

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Air pollution 'will become bigger global killer than dirty water'

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Fiona Harvey
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OECD report says pollution will become biggest cause of premature death, killing an estimated 3.6 million people a year by 2050

Urban air pollution is set to become the biggest environmental cause of premature death in the coming decades, overtaking even such mass killers as poor sanitation and a lack of clean drinking water, according to a new report.

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Spike in Food Prices Projected by 2013

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JOANNA M. FOSTER
Spike in Food Prices Projected by 2013
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In 2008 and in 2011, the world was rocked by riots and by revolutions coinciding with spikes in food prices. Now researchers are projecting that by 2013, food prices will soar to unparalleled heights, causing widespread hunger in the most vulnerable populations and social unrest, with an enormous potential for loss of human life.

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