The Oxford Institute of Population Ageing has co-authored 'People and the Planet', a major policy report commissioned by the Royal Society.
The study brought together 22 leading experts on global population, consumption and the environment, including representatives from the Institute of Science, Ethics and Innovation, the Oxford Institute of Population Ageing, and the African Institute for Development Policy.
'People and the Planet' has been launched in London on 26 April 2012, with keynote speeches from Rt Hon Andrew Mitchell MP, Secretary of State for International Development, Nobel Laureate Sir John Sulston FRS, and Professor Sarah Harper.
> ROYAL SOCIETY REPORT 'PEOPLE AND THE PLANET'
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> REUTERS: 'Scientists call for rethink on consumption, population' | 26/04/2012
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> Wired.co.uk: 'Science Royal Society's 'People and the planet' report delivers stark warnings' | 26/04/2012
> Royal Society of Chemistry: 'Science's role in a sustainable economy' | 26/04/2012
> The Star ' Vital rebalancing act' | 29/04/2012
MEDIA COVERAGE - People and the Planet
ONLINE
BBC News 26/04/12
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17829665
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-17851750
Guardian 26/04/12
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/blog/2012/apr/26/royal-society-report-consumption-population?newsfeed=true
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/apr/26/world-population-resources-paul-ehrlich
Daily Telegraph 26/04/12
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/9226730/Tackling-growing-population-and-consumption-must-be-part-of-protecting-environment-says-Royal-Society.html
Daily Mail 26/04/12
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2135417/The-worlds-rich-consume-humanitys-future-doubt-say-scientists.html;
Financial Times 26/04/12
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/c37ee28a-8eca-11e1-ac13-00144feab49a.html;
New Scientist 26/04/12
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn21745-how-to-defuse-subsaharan-africas-population-bomb.html
Science 26/04/12
http://news.sciencemag.org/scienceinsider/2012/04/uks-royal-society-finds-no-silv.html
Scientific American 26/04/12
http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/observations/2012/04/26/more-people-on-a-finite-planet-royal-society-sees-limits-to-growth/
Cosmos 26/04/12
http://www.cosmosmagazine.com/news/5540/rio-summit-must-address-population-growth-scientists
Wired 26/04/12
http://www.wired.co.uk/news/archive/2012-04/26/royal-society-people-and-the-planet
Yahoo! News 26/04/12
http://news.yahoo.com/scientists-call-rethink-consumption-population-230532531.html
Discovery News 26/04/12
http://news.discovery.com/human/population-calories-120426.html
Chemistry World 26/04/12
http://www.rsc.org/chemistryworld/News/2012/April/people-planet-sustainable-global-economy-science.asp
Huffington Post 02/05/12
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-walker/when-scientists-speak-who_b_1471423.html;
New Zealand Herald 02/05/12
http://www.nzherald.co.nz/world/news/article.cfm?c_id=2&objectid=10802883
Washington Times 03/05/12
http://communities.washingtontimes.com/neighborhood/conscience-realist/2012/may/3/population-bomb-ticks-away/
The Economist 30/04/12
http://www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2012/04/population-and-growth
SciDev.net 26/04/12
http://www.scidev.net/en/science-and-innovation-policy/gender/news/sustainable-development-means-tackling-childbirth-rates-report-says.html
O Globo 26/04/12
http://oglobo.globo.com/ciencia/ricos-precisam-reduzir-consumo-para-evitar-crise-4739662
Podcast
Guardian Science Weekly 30/05/12
http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/audio/2012/apr/30/science-weekly-podcast-sleep?newsfeed=true
MEDIA COVERAGE - People and the Planet
BROADCAST
BBC Radio 4 – Today Programme 26/04/12 06:05, 06:36, 07:08, 07:50
http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_9716000/9716485.stm [highlights]
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ghc41/Today_26_04_2012/ [full programme]
BBC Radio 5 Live – 5 Live Drive 26/04/12 18:18
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/b01gk0n5
BBC World Service Radio – Newshour 26/04/12 13:40, 14:40
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00rbm1v
BBC World Service Radio – World Business Report 26/04/12 22:45
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/console/p00qwbdt
BBC Radio 4 – Any Questions 28/04/12 13:10
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01ghgtb/Any_Questions_Canterbury/
BBC Radio 4 – Any Answers 28/04/12 14:00
http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01gng98/Any_Answers_28_04_2012/
+ 1 international TV (O Globo [Brazil] 26/04/12
http://g1.globo.com/globo-news/sem-fronteiras/videos/t/todos-os-videos/v/vinte-anos-apos-a-eco-92-especialistas-avaliam-mudancas-e-expectativas-para-a-rio20/1922117/
BBC News 24 TV + BBC World Service Radio – HARD talk various times
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9717378.stm
UN News TV 01/05/12
http://www.unmultimedia.org/tv/unifeed/d/20133.html
MEDIA COVERAGE - People and the Planet
PRINT
The Guardian 26/04/12 p17
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/apr/26/earth-population-consumption-disasters?newsfeed=true
The Independent 26/04/12 p2
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/tighten-your-belts-scientists-tell-the-worlds-rich-7679251.html
Daily Telegraph – Business 27/04/12 p6,
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/markets/questor/9229568/Questor-share-tip-Unilever-geared-for-long-term-emerging-market-success.html
The Age 28/04/12 p11,
http://www.smh.com.au/world/world-warning-mind-how-you-grow-20120427-1xqcn.html#ixzz1tngOJr5I
South China Morning Post 29/04/12 p13
Star [Malaysia] 29/04/12 p80
Bangkok Post 02/05/12 p9
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/291373/healthy-gdp-does-not-mean-healthy-people
The Independent 04/05/12 p20
http://www.independent.co.uk/opinion/letters/letters-stop-panicking-about-population-worries-7712187.html
Today [Singapore] 27/04/12 p48
The Guardian 28/04/12 p41
The Sunday Times 29/04/12 p21
Research Fortnight 02/05/12 p3
Nature 03/05/12 p10
The Guardian 03/05/12 p35
The Lancet 05/05/12 p1678
Fund Strategy 07/05/12 p25
First News 04/05/12 p6
Irish Independent 08/05/12 p22
