Cable Viewer. RT. UN panel aims for 'a future worth choosing' 30 January 2012Last updated at 06:44 By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News Current patterns of consumption are not sustainable, the panel concludes, without major change Growing inequality, environmental decline and "teetering" economies mean the world must change the way it does business, a UN report concludes. Health and education must improve, it says. Subsidies on fossil fuels should end, and governments must look beyond the standard economic indicator of GDP. The High-Level Panel on Global Sustainability was established in 2010 by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon. Its report will feed into discussions leading to the Rio+20 summit in June. It is being launched in Addis Ababa by its two co-chairs, Finnish President Tarja Halonen and her South African counterpart Jacob Zuma.
"With the possibility of the world slipping further into recession, policymakers are hungry for ideas that can help them to navigate these difficult times," said Mr Zuma. Pushing the boundaries. BBC Brasil - Notícias - Banco Mundial alerta emergentes para ‘longa volatilidade global’ Passa Palavra.