Resource extraction responsible for half world’s carbon emissions | Environment | The Guardian

Extractive industries are responsible for half of the world’s carbon emissions and more than 80% of biodiversity loss, according to the most comprehensive environmental tally undertaken of mining and farming.

 MaMassive dump trucks by the Syncrude upgrader plant, Canada. The tar sands are the largest industrial project on the planet, and the world’s most environmentally destructive. Photograph: Rex/Shutterstock
Resource extraction responsible for half world’s carbon emissions | Environment | The Guardian