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Sugar tax will 'hit poorest hardest'

2016-05-30 04:10:03| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

The proposed sugar tax will "hit the poorest families hardest" and should be scrapped, the Taxpayers' Alliance says.

Poorest Countries Have Progressed but Fragile Countries Lag Behind

2016-05-26 17:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Inter Press Service: The world`s poorest countries are making development gains, yet challenges remain, particularly for so-called fragile countries affected by conflict or other disasters. The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) published a report this week ahead of a UN meeting to review progress made in developing countries over the past five years. Known as the midterm review of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPoA) the meeting will take place in Turkey on 27 to 29 May. Chief of UNFPA's Population and Development...

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WHO: Air pollution levels rising in many of the worlds poorest cities

2016-05-12 19:56:14| Green Car Congress

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Poorest Cities Have the Most Polluted Air

2016-05-12 10:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environment News Service: Only cleaner transport, more efficient energy production and improved waste management can move the world`s poorest cities to reduce their air pollution -- currently up to 10 times higher than levels approved by the World Health Organization, the world`s top health agency said in a new report released today. More than 80 percent of the people living in urban areas that monitor air pollution are exposed to air quality levels that exceed the World Health Organization (WHO) limits, the UN`s health...

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