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Φτάνοντας στο σημείο μηδέν για την κλιματική κρίση, για να μπορέσει ο πλανήτης να φτάσει το στόχο του net zero το 2050 θα πρέπει να μπουν επειγόντως στην εξίσωση οι αεροπορικές εταιρείες.
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Η απέραντη χωματερή που πλέει καταμεσής του Ειρηνικού Ωκεανού θεωρείται κλασικό παράδειγμα περιβαλλοντικής καταστροφής.
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