Sentences with phrase «wealthy nations spent»

New research done at Ohio State University and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that if wealthy nations spent collectively $ 1 billion annually to pay landowners in tropical countries not to cut down forests half a billion tonnes of carbon emissions could be avoided annually and deforestation reduced by one - tenth.

New research done at Ohio State University and published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences indicates that if wealthy nations spent collectively $ 1 billion annually to pay landowners in tropical countries not to

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And in this wealthy, sophisticated nation, hundreds of older men and women now spend their nights in Tokyo's railroad stations or street corridors, curled up in cardboard boxes — just as they do in New York or cities in other nations.

Why is it that Nigeria's money have to be spent on such project, what would be the contribution of the other first ladies financially, why should Nigeria portray herself as a wealthy nation when it is obvious that the contrary is true?

The decline was due entirely to cutbacks by wealthy nations, which slashed spending by $ 72.6 million; poorer countries actually increased funding by $ 5.1 million.

«Illinois has the most inequitable education funding system in the nation, where poorer districts spend as little as $ 6,000 per student while wealthier districts spend up to $ 30,000 per student,» Ostro said in a statement.

Wealthier parents have been stepping up education spending so aggressively that they're widening the nation's wealth gap.

It is a painful demonstration of the immaturity and lack of connection to reality that citizens of wealthy nations are spending down our finite petroleum «gift» in pursuit of pleasure and indulgence.