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Current Projects Sustainable Prosperity Charting a path toward an economic system that promotes the health of both people and ecosystems. MORE Sustainable Energy Roadmaps Providing realistic and practicable avenues toward sustainable energy in the Caribbean and Central America. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: Carbon Capture and Storage Despite continued investment in CCS technology, the number of active and planned projects declined in 2011. MORE Vital Signs: Carbon Emissions Carbon emissions hit record highs in 2011, marking the return to a decades-old trend after a slight decrease in 2009. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs 2007-2008 Food Crisis: Causes, Responses, and Lessons Learned In Case You Missed it: This Week in Review Good Samaritans Help Feed Those in Need Chicago Council: Business and Innovation in Agriculture Chicago Council Symposium: The New Way of Aid Obama Calls for an End to “the Injustice of Chronic Hunger” at Chicago Council Symposium Washington Post Editorial Highlights G8′s New Agricultural Development Strategy Chicago Council Symposium: Advancing Food and Nutrition Security. Notes on the “Improving Nutrition” Panel	Vital Signs Online Carbon Capture and Storage Experiences Limited Growth in 2011 Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Concentrations on the Rise as Kyoto Era Fades Farm Animal Populations Continue to Grow UN Funding Increases, But Falls Short of Global Tasks Emerging Co-operatives Energy Poverty Remains a Global Challenge for the Future Global Hydropower Installed Capacity and Use Increase Global Natural Gas Consumption Regains Momentum
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Current Projects Sustainable Energy Roadmaps Providing realistic and practicable avenues toward sustainable energy in the Caribbean and Central America. MORE Sustainable Energy Initiatives in India Working with partners in India to advance the country’s ambitious goals of increasing access to clean energy sources. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: Carbon Capture and Storage Despite continued investment in CCS technology, the number of active and planned projects declined in 2011. MORE Vital Signs: Carbon Emissions Carbon emissions hit record highs in 2011, marking the return to a decades-old trend after a slight decrease in 2009. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs Waste-to-Energy: One Solution for Health and Electrification in Haiti? Why We Need the “Renewable Development Index”: New Worldwatch Project Aims to Measure the Impact of Renewable Energy (Part 2 of 2) Fossil Fuels and Nuclear Still Dominate U.S. International Energy Collaborations Why We Need the “Renewable Development Index”: New Worldwatch Project Aims to Measure the Impact of Renewable Energy (Part 1 of 2) Does the Dow Jones “Sustainability” Index Really Measure Sustainability? Central America: Supporting Renewable Energy Innovations that Meet Local Needs Finding Sustainable Alternatives to Large Hydropower in Central America Toward a Separation of Oil and State	Vital Signs Online Carbon Capture and Storage Experiences Limited Growth in 2011 Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Concentrations on the Rise as Kyoto Era Fades Energy Poverty Remains a Global Challenge for the Future Global Hydropower Installed Capacity and Use Increase Global Natural Gas Consumption Regains Momentum Global Nuclear Generation Capacity Falls Energy Intensity Is Rising Slightly Biofuels Regain Momentum
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Current Projects Nourishing the Planet Evaluating environmentally sustainable solutions to reduce global hunger and rural poverty. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: Livestock Numbers Increase In the past three decades, the global population of farm animals increased nearly 25 percent. MORE Youth Go for Gold in Sustainability The Winter Youth Olympic Games kick off today. Let's applaud these youth-led sustainable agriculture initiatives. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs 2007-2008 Food Crisis: Causes, Responses, and Lessons Learned In Case You Missed it: This Week in Review Good Samaritans Help Feed Those in Need Chicago Council: Business and Innovation in Agriculture Chicago Council Symposium: The New Way of Aid Obama Calls for an End to “the Injustice of Chronic Hunger” at Chicago Council Symposium Washington Post Editorial Highlights G8′s New Agricultural Development Strategy Chicago Council Symposium: Advancing Food and Nutrition Security. Notes on the “Improving Nutrition” Panel	Vital Signs Online Farm Animal Populations Continue to Grow World Grain Production Down in 2010 but Recovering Meat Production and Consumption Continue to Grow Organic Agriculture Sustained Through Economic Crisis Fish Production from Aquaculture Rises While Marine Fish Stocks Continue to Decline Meat Production and Consumption Continue to Grow Fertilizer Consumption Declines Sharply Grain Production Strong But Fails to Set Record
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Current Projects Sustainable Prosperity Charting a path toward an economic system that promotes the health of both people and ecosystems. MORE Transforming Cultures Turning a critical eye to how we can shift today's consumer cultures toward cultures of sustainability. MORE	Latest Published Research Vital Signs: Metals Production Economic expansion spurred a sharp recovery in the metals industry, with production up 14 percent in 2010. MORE Vital Signs: Natural Disasters Although 2011 witnessed fewer natural disasters than 2010, overall losses hit a record-setting $380 billion. MORE
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Worldwatch Blogs Climate Change Conferences in Lead-up to Rio+20 Climate Change Conferences in Lead-up to Rio+20 The True Value of Saving Energy Barbados Declaration Affirms Commitment to Sustainable Energy Barbados Declaration Affirms Commitment to Sustainable Energy A Difficult Path to Sustainable Employment A Difficult Path to Sustainable Employment What Is and ISN’T the Economy for?	Vital Signs Online UN Funding Increases, But Falls Short of Global Tasks Emerging Co-operatives High-Speed Rail Networks Expand World Labor Force Growing at Divergent Rates Tropical Forests Push Payments for Ecosystem Services onto the Global Stage Global Output Stagnant World Population Growth Slows Modestly, Still on Track for 7 Billion in Late 2011 Unemployment and Precarious Employment Grow More Prominent
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Exploring the influence of population change on the world's climate and environment, and the ways that access to family planning and improving women’s lives can slow population growth.

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