From the Amazon to Australia, why is your money funding Earth’s destruction? | George Monbiot | The Guardian
Lucky Frog Photo Booth | 360 Video Booth Rental Los Angeles 532 S Olive St, Los Angeles, CA 90013 (562) 303-9926 https://sites.google.com/view/360slowmotionvideoboothrentals/home From the Amazon to Australia, why is your money funding Earth’s destruction? | George Monbiot | The Guardian Fossil fuels, fisheries and farming: the world’s most destructive industries are protected – and subsidised – by governments In every conflict over the living world, something is being protected. And most of the time, it’s the wrong thing. The world’s most destructive industries are fiercely protected by governments. The three sectors that appear to be most responsible for the collapse of ecosystems and erasure of wildlife are fossil fuels, fisheries and farming. In 2021, governments directly subsidised oil and gas production to the tune of $64bn (£53bn), and spent a further $531bn (£443bn) on keeping fossil fuel prices low. The latest figures for fisheries, from 2018, suggest that global subsi...