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Rich nations displace environmental damage to developing countries

09 May 2018
Lenzen and Wiedmann
Professor Manfred Lenzen and Associate Professor Tommy Wiedmann (L-R) at the workshop, Material Flows and Environmental Impacts Behind International Trade of Japan, Tokyo. Credit: University of Sydney
Around a third of environmental and social impacts from consumption in wealthy nations is displaced

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