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Fact:
Liquid biofuel production from plants is expected to increase from 1 percent in 2004 to 4 percent in 2030. By using liquid biofuels, 5 percent of road-transportation fuel demand could be met.
–GreenFacts.org

Audio/Video: Environment

Managing the Amazon
Peter Seligmann, Fabio Scarano and Andrew Revkin discuss managing the Amazon.  See more
Can We Rethink Consumer Behavior? Going Green in America
Design-thinking, an approach to problem-solving, is being applied to the systems problems defining today's global... See more
Creating Sustainable Systems: How Do We Green Our Supply...
What does it take to create a sustainable design, manufacture, and delivery system? Rick Frazier, Howard Shapiro, Kimi... See more
How Do We Feed the World?
A discussion on the production of food, food security, agricultural productivity, and economic growth.  See more
How Do We Grow and Nurture Innovation?
If the next generation is going to be successful, they have to think entrepreneurially and innovatively. How do we... See more
Global Insurgency
Increasingly, the most dangerous elements in modern conflicts are not armies but violent, impassioned non-state actors... See more

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Fact: Environment
If action is not taken to curb global carbon emissions, climate change could cost between 5 and 20 percent of the annual global gross domestic product, according to a British government report.
—Nature.org