Article 5BE8W Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass – study

Human-made materials now outweigh Earth's entire biomass – study

by
Sandra Laville Environment correspondent
from Environment | The Guardian on (#5BE8W)

Production of concrete, metal, plastic, bricks and asphalt greater than mass of living matter on planet, paper says

The giant human footprint stamped across the world in 2020 is greater than the impact on the planet of all other living things, research suggests.

The amount of plastic alone is greater in mass than all land animals and marine creatures combined, the study estimates.

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