Newsletter No. 52;
IRBMS; April, 2016
IPCC report offers a dire warning that dangerous changes in
climate will occur if most people don’t stop using fossil fuel by 2100
Every passing day is bringing a sense of
environment is facing severe pressure to
gloom. Global warming/Climate change,
provide goods and services to the
rapidly increasing population, depletion
insatiable
of natural habitats and resources are not
population. It is well known that USA
considered important global challenges
level per capita consumption of steel,
by political class and media. But all
energy, paper, cement etc. for all the
these are impacting human health,
population is not possible. For that one
livelihoods and raising concerns for food
Earth will not be sufficient.
security, water supply and clean energy.
In the absence any meaningful action we
The famous quote “THINK GLOBAL
are running downhill without any brake;
AND ACT LOCAL” has changed its
the complex social and ecological
meaning
systems
dramatically.
People
are
hunger
are
of
breaking
the
down
global
fast.
thinking as global consumer in a local
Individual level to global level tangible
market
action is necessary. But no one is ready
place.
With
this
attitude
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