G20 nations' environmental footprint found wanting
Sixteen of the G20 nations are forecast to have a negative impact on the environment by 2050, according to a University of Sheffield, UK, study.
This is the first study to forecast the ecological footprint of all G20 nations over the next 30 years, say the researchers.
Argentina, Brazil, Canada and Russia are predicted to have positve impacts, while the UK and 15 other countries are said to be on course for a negative ecological footprint.
Despite this, the researchers say the UK will have the greatest carbon emissions reduction of all the G20.
Their method - outlined in Forecasting the ecological footprint of G20 countries in the next 30 years - for predicting ecological footprints could help more accurate assessments on the impact of policies that affect the environment.
