Claims: ‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds
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- title: ‘Mega-consumers’ of food and energy cost environment $5.7tn a year, study finds Source
- url: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/18/mega-consumers-food-energy-damage-cost-environment Source
- summary: Top 10% generate climate and biodiversity damage bill that exceeds economies of most countries, say researchers The environmental damage bill racked up by the highest-consuming 10% of the world’s population has reached up to $5.7tn a year – larger than the economy of every country except the US and China, a study has found. Mega-consumers in this group are concentrated in the global north, accounting for more than half the population of the US and 40-45% of people in the EU. Continue reading... Source
- published: Thu, 18 Jun 2026 15:00:06 GMT Source