Current Affairs Czechs rank amongst world’s biggest polluters

03-11-2008 17:06 | Ruth Fraňková

A study published by the World Wildlife Fund ranks the Czech Republic 14th on a list of states whose consumption levels outstrip environmental renewal. Environmentalists claim the Earth's natural resources are being depleted so quickly that within the space of a single generation "two planets" would be required to sustain current lifestyles. I spoke to Andreas Beckmann, Deputy Director of the WWF’s Danube-Carpathian Programme about the problem and the Czech Republic’s share of responsibility.

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