1. The Debt of Nations.
- Author
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C. A.
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DEPLETION of atmospheric ozone , *OZONE layer depletion , *HUMAN ecology , *BIOTIC communities , *POPULATION biology , *GREENHOUSE gas mitigation , *POLLUTION prevention , *CLIMATE change , *CLIMATOLOGY - Abstract
The article highlights the paper by Srinivasan and colleagues that was published in a previous issue of the journal in 2008. The paper focuses on tracking the worldwide depletion of ecosystem resources. According to the author, the paper have used a simplified accounting framework to link populations who experience ecological damage to those who cause it. It reveals that the largest and most blatant imbalance is the debt we owe to low-income countries because of climate change. It states that on a per capita basis, people in high-income countries are responsible for almost six times more greenhouse gas emissions than their low-income counterparts.
- Published
- 2008