Most often, though, it grows out of a climate of poverty and ignorance, hopelessness and despair.
The summit marks twenty years since 1992's Earth Summit, which set goals for tackling climate change and poverty.
"It is estimated that with rising fuel prices, the recent cold winters and the current economic climate, fuel poverty levels have risen above 50%, " he said.
Should I address climate change, poverty, the death penalty, income inequality, healthcare, which so dominated debate four years ago, when they are not on the agenda?
The article, however, had no mention of the many idealists working to solve problems in health, education, climate change and poverty that plague much of the globe.
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Today, no country is in the old sense far away when the consequences of regional instability and terrorism - and then also climate change, poverty, mass population movements and even organised crime - reverberate quickly round the globe.
AIDS, poverty and climate change, and also helps other philanthropists develop programmes of their own.
He claims Mr Mugabe's presence will "divert attention" from big issues such as poverty, climate change and health.
Many Christians, Mr Warren included, are starting to expand their political concerns to include poverty and climate change.
Innovation by business alone will not be enough to tackle the overwhelming problems of our time, from climate change to global poverty.
Mr Blair joined Mr Clinton to launch a programme aiming to tackle poverty, climate change and key world issues by involving politicians, business leaders, activists and academics in seeking solutions.
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While there continue to be some key constitutional issues and real problems of poverty and climate change, the mood was one of urging the developed world to stick to the development commitment and funds set aside for the region, now more than ever.
The focus has shifted to fighting global poverty and climate change, with musical events such as Live 8 and Live Earth, and while they may not be singing songs of protest, pop stars are using their presence at these global events to push for change.
Supporters say money raised could help protect public services and jobs, fight poverty and tackle climate change.
"If they thought they had to leave their people in really dire poverty or tackle climate change then it would be very hard to persuade them that they should take action, " she added.
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At a time when issues such as climate, energy, and poverty, just to name a few of the more obvious social concerns, are calling-out for new thinking, too many of our leading organizations are not mobilizing their best and brightest to tackle these challenges in new and different ways.
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And at a time when Mexico is not just a regional leader, but now a global leader, as shown by its outstanding participation in the G20 summit and other multilateral organizations, it's critical that we join together around issues that can't be solved by any one nation -- issues like climate change, issues like poverty, issues like terrorism.
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Poverty and the harsh climate, particularly in Russia, play a part, as does the tradition of drinking.
But what makes this initiative noteworthy is the attempt to link the fight against climate change with the fight against poverty.
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More than ever, as the Report underlines, the world needs social science to address effectively the major challenges facing humanity, from poverty to epidemics to climate change.
The authors observe that the world needs the social sciences more than ever, in order to confront the major challenges facing humanity, such as poverty, epidemics and climate change.
Sunday's forum, which will be held at Messiah College in Grantham, Pennsylvania, will allow each candidate to speak for 40 minutes on various moral issues, including poverty, global AIDS, climate change and human rights.
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If and when climate change promises to claim more casualties than poverty and starvation, the world will begin heeding their calls.
Environment spokesperson for Plaid Cymru Dafydd Elis-Thomas urged the government to consider tackling fuel poverty and transport infrastructure in the climate change strategy.
"Up until now we have considered aspects of sustainability -- climate, energy, water, food, poverty, and social development -- in isolation, " he said.
He spoke in a conference call with several reporters on the eve of his Clinton Global Initiative University this weekend in San Diego, where 1, 100 students from 300 schools around the world and in every state will gather to create problem-solving pr0jects in five areas: education, environment and climate change, peace and human rights, poverty alleviation, and public health.
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Pope Benedict delivered a compassionate message, recognising that Africa suffers disproportionately from food shortages, poverty, financial turmoil and a changing climate.
There is, therefore, no money to spend on the euro, bailing Greece out, reducing poverty in the Third World or battling climate change.
The participants stressed the central role of water in ensuring sustainable development, public health, poverty alleviation and combating the effects of climate change.
Like poverty or ethnic and religious conflict, climate change is not something likely to be solved, eliminated or ended, but rather a condition that society will struggle to do better or worse at in managing.
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