A new UNICEF report has revealed that children in the world’s wealthiest countries grow in a relatively healthy environment. However, most of those countries are disproportionally contributing to destroying the environment around the world.
Researchers at the UNICEF Office of Research – Innocenti concluded that if everybody in the world consumed resources at the rate people do in OECD (Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development) and EU countries, the equivalent of 3.3 earths would be needed to keep up with consumption levels.
If everyone were to consume resources at the rate at which people in Canada, Luxembourg and the United States do, at least five earths would be needed, stated the UNICEF bureau in Cologne.
