Study: Top 10% Consumers Cost Environment $5.7 Trillion Annually

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A recent study finds that the top 10% of consumers generate $5.7 trillion in environmental damage.
This amount exceeds the economies of all countries except the US and China.
The report highlights that most mega-consumers are located in the global north.
They make up over half of the US population and 40-45% in the EU.

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‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study findsThe Guardian · 1 month ago

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A recent study finds that the top 10% of consumers generate $5.7 trillion in environmental damage.
This amount exceeds the economies of all countries except the US and China.
The report highlights that most mega-consumers are located in the global north.
They make up over half of the US population and 40-45% in the EU.

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