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5 places relocating people because of climate change
Rising sea levels caused by climate change are threatening coastal areas around the world – but for some communities, it’s already too late to save their homes.
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第四次産業革命
Scientists have created a device that can harvest water out of thin air
“Water, water, everywhere, Nor any drop to drink.”
第四次産業革命
These drones can plant 100,000 trees a day
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.
経済成長
These rich countries have high levels of child poverty
One in five children in rich countries lives in relative poverty. And one in eight risks going hungry or not getting the right food.
深層地理学
4 books that will help you understand China in 2017
It is the world’s most populous country, the world’s largest trading nation and is expected to become the world’s biggest economy. Yet the outside world still knows surprisingly little ab...
若者の視点
84% of refugees live in developing countries
The world's poorest countries continue to shoulder the burden of the global refugee crisis, according to the UNHCR’s latest annual Global Trends report.
深層地理学
The number of displaced people in the world just hit a record high
One in every 113 people on the planet is now a refugee. Around the world, someone is displaced every three seconds, forced from their homes by violence, war and persecution.
よりよい企業
Forget driverless cars: sailorless ships are about to make waves
Tech companies from Google to Apple may be ploughing resources into driverless cars, but on our oceans, automated ships could be making bigger waves by the end of the decade.
エネルギー転換
World coal production just had its biggest drop on record
The way the world gets its energy is changing with astonishing speed. As renewable energy becomes cheaper to generate, it is experiencing an explosion in demand. At the same time, demand ...
エネルギー転換
30 US cities sign up to run entirely off renewable power
Amid frustration at President Trump’s decision to leave the Paris climate change accord, an increasing number of US city mayors have committed to running their cities exclusively on clean...
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Drug deaths are rising in Europe – with one in three happening in the UK
Almost a third of Europe’s 7585 drug-related deaths in 2015 were in the UK, as the number of overdoses across the region rose for the third consecutive year, according to the European Dru...
エネルギー転換
The world's first refugee camp powered by renewable energy
With only sporadic access to electricity, cooking and washing was a daily challenge for thousands of refugees living in Jordan’s Azraq refugee camp. Managing the desert extremes of heat a...
グローバルな協力体制
These are the most peaceful countries in the world
Despite brutal and protracted conflicts raging in the Middle East, the world has become slightly more peaceful in the past year.