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By mid-century, Trump administration environmental protection rollbacks "will result in unneces

By mid-century, Trump administration environmental protection rollbacks "will result in unneces

"For every dollar consumers spent in supermarkets, health and environment damages cost two doll

"For every dollar consumers spent in supermarkets, health and environment damages cost two doll

"Households in OECD countries consume about a quarter more food than is needed."

"Households in OECD countries consume about a quarter more food than is needed."

"Consumers pay $7.5 trillion each year for industrially produced food. But between a third and

"Consumers pay $7.5 trillion each year for industrially produced food. But between a third and

"More than 500 million peasant farms around the world are using less than 25 per cent of land--

"More than 500 million peasant farms around the world are using less than 25 per cent of land--

"The industrial food chain is using at least 75 per cent of the world's agricultural land a

"The industrial food chain is using at least 75 per cent of the world's agricultural land a

"Land housing 300 million people will flood annually by 2050"

"Land housing 300 million people will flood annually by 2050"

"By 2040, one in four children will live in areas of extreme water stress and thousands will be

"By 2040, one in four children will live in areas of extreme water stress and thousands will be

"Air pollution kills 800 people every hour, or 13 every minute, accounting for more than three

"Air pollution kills 800 people every hour, or 13 every minute, accounting for more than three

"In the 15 countries that emit the most planet-warming gases, the cost of air pollution for pub

"In the 15 countries that emit the most planet-warming gases, the cost of air pollution for pub

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