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Study: Reducing poverty and climate goals aren’t at odds

Enlarge / Eliminating extreme poverty won’t necessarily boost emissions as much as people fear. (credit: Soltan Frédéric ) The United Nations’ first Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) aims to eradicate poverty around the world. If implemented, however , it might see people consume more—drive more often, buy more products—and, thus, produce more carbon emissions, fueling climate […]