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2021-07-21
Men have a bigger carbon footprint than women, climate study finds
Even when the sexes spend the same amount of money, men spend more on cars and fuel, which hurts the environment.
Even when the sexes spend the same amount of money, men spend more on cars and fuel, which hurts the environment.
When it comes to climate emissions, men outdrive women, a new Swedish study has found.
Shifting spending on food, holidays, and furnishings to greener alternatives with a similar price tag could lower greenhouse gas emissions for men and women by almost 40%, Swedish analysis finds.
Male spending – on petrol and meat – is apparently worse for the environment than women’s. But it’s the system, not individuals, that needs to change, writes Arwa Mahdawi