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Huffington Post, Globe and Mail, et al. - Map reveals climate change injustice

Published: 6 March 2011

Climate change will have the greatest effect on those least responsible for causing the problem, a new study suggests.

Researchers at McGill University found what many have long-suspected -- countries that produce the least greenhouse gases per-capita also tend to be the most vulnerable to climate change.

"Based on our ecological models, we see that the potential impact of climate change will be the greatest in countries that have contributed very little," lead researcher and PhD candidate Jason Samson said in an interview.

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