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Exploring the myth -
‘Poverty is the biggest
polluter’ |
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 When Indira
Gandhi attended the UN
World Environmental
Conference in Stockholm
in 1972, she never said
precisely "Poverty is
the biggest polluter"
but rather asked the
question; are not
poverty and needs the
greatest polluters?
However when this is
being quoted in various
articles her statement
has grown into the myth: ‘Poverty is the
greatest polluter’. This
has become the very
foundation of our
project, as everyone
felt that this statement
was to general and
subsequently sparked off
so many other questions.
With this statement,
Indira initiated a
global debate on the
relationship between
poverty, economic
growth, ecology and
environment. Suddenly
there was a realization
that there is only one
earth and global actions
must be taken to combat
pollution. This website
is meant to show that
there are MANY more
pollutive factors to
take into account, and
we hope to uncover
various aspects that fit
into Indira’s statement
and break down the myth
of poverty and needs
being the single biggest
polluters. |
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