epi@earthpolicy.org Copyright EPI 2013 2013-01-08T16:02:01+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2013 Global demand for soybeans has soared in recent decades, with China leading the race. Nearly 60 percent of all soybeans entering international trade today go to China, making it far and away the world’s largest importer. For full report, visit the EPI website. 2013-01-08T15:02:01+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2012/update110 2012-12-20T16:40:28+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2012 World nuclear electricity-generating capacity has been essentially flat since 2007 and is likely to fall as plants retire faster than new ones are built. In fact, the actual electricity generated at nuclear power plants fell 5 percent between 2006 and 2011. For full report, visit the EPI website. 2012-12-13T16:30:30+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/indicators/C55/fish_catch_2012 The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) projects that the world’s wild fish harvest will fall to 90 million tons in 2012, down 2 percent from 2011. This is close to 4 percent below the all-time peak haul of nearly 94 million tons in 1996. The wild fish catch per person has dropped even more dramatically, from 17 kilograms (37.5 pounds) per person at its height in 1988 to 13 kilograms in 2012—a 37-year low. For full report, visit the EPI website. 2012-11-19T14:45:44+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2012/update109 2012-11-16T18:01:07+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/press_room/C68/fpep_quickfacts With falling water tables, eroding soils, and rising temperatures making it difficult to feed growing populations, control of arable land and water resources is moving to center stage in the global struggle for food security. What will the geopolitics of food look like in a new era dominated by scarcity and food nationalism? For full report, visit the EPI website. 2012-11-07T09:00:52-05:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2012/update108 2012-10-31T12:15:27+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/plan_b_updates/2012/update107 As fossil fuel prices rise, as oil insecurity deepens, and as concerns about pollution and climate instability cast a shadow over the future of coal, a new world energy economy is emerging. 2012-10-25T11:45:24+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2012 More than 150 data sets accompany Lester R. Brown’s latest book, Full Planet, Empty Plates: The New Geopolitics of Food Scarcity. These tables and graphs help to explain the precarious situation in which humanity finds itself, as the world leaves an era of food surpluses and enters one of food scarcity. For full report, visit the EPI website. 2012-10-17T13:45:35+00:00 http://www.earth-policy.org/data_highlights/2012 The North Pole is losing its ice cap. Comparing recent melt seasons with historical records spanning more than 1,400 years shows summer Arctic sea ice in free fall. For full report, visit the EPI website. 2012-10-11T16:34:55+00:00