The degree to which there is a mismatch between the widely scientifically accepted requirements for environmental sustainability and the policy responses by national governments is shocking and dooms the Earth and humanity to coming treachery and destruction.

Study Shows Only Six Nations Achieved Environmental Goals

A pilot, nation-by-nation study of environmental performance shows that just six nations - led by New Zealand, followed by five from northern Europe - have achieved 85 percent success in meeting a set of critical environmental goals ranging from clean drinking water and low ozone levels to sustainable fisheries and low greenhouse-gas emissions.