The only thing getting hotter than the planet is the bill for trying to fix it.
Why your grocery bill is the new carbon tax
The cost-of-living crisis is increasingly indistinguishable from the climate crisis, as escalating environmental disasters drive up food and insurance prices while policy shifts add further financial pressure to households. The struggle to afford basic survival is now fundamentally tied to a world that is becoming more expensive to inhabit.
Source: Why your grocery bill is the new carbon tax — thefifthestate.com.au
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