Richest Swiss cause most environmental damage:
The richest 1% of Swiss people emit eight times as much CO2 as the least wealthy half of the population.
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deterioration of the environment through depletion of resources such as air, water and soil; the destruction of ecosystems; habitat destruction; the extinction of wildlife; and pollution
long-term statistical characterization of atmospheric conditions in a region, typically averaged over periods of 30 years or more
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