Survey: Over 70 per cent of people support making ecocide a crime

Cecilia Keating
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Survey: Over 70 per cent of people support making ecocide a crime

Survey of people in 22 countries shows more than three in five support the prosecution of business leaders and governments who cause serious damage to the environment

A significant majority of people in the world's largest economies agree that causing environmental damage should be a criminal offense, according to the results of a major new poll. Conducted by Ipsos...

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