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Natural Security News
December 10, 2009 | Posted by Michael McCarthy, Joseph S. Nye, Jr. Research Intern - 8:51am | 0 Comments
- Britain's Daily Mail chronicles a new UN report claiming that climate change will increase world hunger between 10 and 20 percent by 2050.
- The Australian reports on Japan's possible plans for a “resource grab” of rare earth elements, which are used in many Japanese electronic products and hybrid car engines.
- In Copenhagen today, U.S. climate negotiator Todd Stern told developing countries they will not get a free pass on cutting emissions but instead need to make their own commitments, according to Scientific American. Meanwhile, the BBC reports on scientists from the Scripps Research Institute who will argue at Copenhagen today that the UN's numbers have underestimated the climate change problem.
- Multi-National Force Iraq reports that U.S. forces in Baghdad are working with Iraqis on solar-powered water filters to ensure water security.
- Navy News reports that the Department of the Navy received the Platts Global Energy Award for its environmental efforts.
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