Slowing population growth could help in the battle against global warming, UN agency says

UN: Fight climate change with free condoms

Rising fertility rates, immigration push Britain’s population over 61 million for 1st time

LONDON — Britain’s population took its biggest jump in almost half a century last year, as a baby boom made new births rather than immigration the main contributor to growth for the first time in a decade.

Once nonexistent, number of centenarians in the world will reach nearly 6 million by 2050

WASHINGTON — It’s starting to get crowded in the 100-year-olds’ club.

Census: With fewer people moving, largest US cities now outpace rest of nation in growth

WASHINGTON — Reversing a decade-long trend, many of America’s largest cities are now growing more quickly than the rest of the nation, yet another sign of an economic crisis that is making it harder for people to move.

Migration, not just ‘natural growth,’ boosting Jewish settler numbers in West Bank

MAALEH ADUMIM, West Bank — Israelis moving to the West Bank accounted for more than a third of settler population growth in recent years, government statistics show, undercutting Israel’s argument that it is continuing settlement construction only to accommodate growing families already living there.

Slowing immigration of Asians, Hispanics to delay by years when US minorities become majority

WASHINGTON — Deterred by immigration laws and the lackluster economy, the population growth of Hispanics and Asians in the U.S. has slowed unexpectedly, causing the government to push back estimates on when minorities will become the majority by as much as a decade.

Citing 9 billion people in 2050, US envoy speaks of ‘renewed commitment’ to slowing growth

WASHINGTON — The new U.S. ambassador for global women’s issues pledged Thursday the Obama administration’s “deep commitment” to a U.N. blueprint aimed at slowing the world’s population explosion and empowering women.