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World’s Biggest Polluters Least Impacted by Conflict and Environmental Damage: Study

The world’s biggest polluters are also the most protected from the environmental harm they helped create, according to a study by researchers from University of Notre Dame and University of Wyoming. Meanwhile, the least culpable countries face the most significant threats, including increased potential for violent conflict. The findings challenge conventional understandings of how conflict […]

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    The world’s biggest polluters are also the most protected from the environmental harm they helped create, according to a study by researchers from University of Notre Dame and University of Wyoming. Meanwhile, the least culpable countries face the most significant threats, including increased potential for violent conflict. The findings challenge conventional understandings of how conflict […]

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