Weak climate deal would jeopardize new development goals: experts

Weak climate deal would jeopardize new development goals: experts

By Laurie Goering LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world’s chances of achieving new international development goals will be slim without more ambitious action to curb climate change, researchers said. Pakistan, for example, is unlikely to be able to end poverty by 2030 if accelerating climate change brings worse weather disasters, water scarcity and other problems, a new report from the UK-based Climate and Development Knowledge Network said. Planned new

Weak climate deal would jeopardize new development goals: experts

By Laurie Goering LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – The world’s chances of achieving new international development goals will be slim without more ambitious action to curb climate change, researchers said. Pakistan, for example, is unlikely to be able to end poverty by 2030 if accelerating climate change brings worse weather disasters, water scarcity and other problems, a new report from the UK-based Climate and Development Knowledge Network said. Planned new

Taking Carbohydrates in Context

In 2010, for example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines recommended that adults consume 45 to 65 percent of calories in the form of carbohydrates, with only 10 to 25 percent and 20 to 35 percent coming from protein and fat, respectively. You can almost certainly blame carbohydrates — particularly sugar. Simple carbohydrates — such as those found in fruit, milk/dairy, candy and table sugar — are made up

Taking Carbohydrates in Context

In 2010, for example, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Dietary Guidelines recommended that adults consume 45 to 65 percent of calories in the form of carbohydrates, with only 10 to 25 percent and 20 to 35 percent coming from protein and fat, respectively. You can almost certainly blame carbohydrates — particularly sugar. Simple carbohydrates — such as those found in fruit, milk/dairy, candy and table sugar — are made up