Sentences with phrase «wealthier nations bear»

A median of 62 % in the Middle East hold the view that wealthier nations bear the responsibility.

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For some reason, I feel like calling myself «blessed» sends the message that I have somehow earned God's special favor, that God is rewarding me for good behavior, and that the millions of people who suffer from war, famine, poverty, and sickness because they weren't lucky (or blessed or fortunate) enough to be born in the wealthiest nation in the world are simply not as loved by God.

They state, in other words, that their results have direct bearing on the global warming issues, issues currently before governments faced with heavy lobbying from wealthy environmentalist groups, and the United Nations, which just this year will arrange around 38 meetings in 17 countries to push the theme, not counting the other enormous resources they have devoted to the theme that humans are destroying the planet.

Rex Wyler, ecologist (born 1947) «The wealthy nations and wealthy consumers have, of course, the greatest impact, but sheer numbers do count.

In short, and you've heard TreeHugger and many others say it before, but it bears repeating: There are simply not enough resources on the planet to extend what is considered a normal, even essential, level of material consumption in wealthy nations to a planet with 6 billion and growing people: Resource Use Increasing Faster Than Population Consider some stats.

Instead of strong domestic action, «offsets» are being presented as the great savior - asking poorer nations to shoulder the burden that wealthy countries are not prepared to bear themselves.