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Does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?

Does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats


Does toilet paper cause 15% of global deforestation?

FromMore or Less: Behind the Stats

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Length:
9 minutes
Released:
Jan 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

A British company has claimed that the production and use of toilet paper is responsible for 15% of deforestation globally. We investigate the claim and ask what the true environmental cost of toilet paper is. Charlotte McDonald talks to climate change scientist Professor Mary Gagen, chief adviser on forests to the World Wide Fund for Nature, the WWF.

Presenter: Charlotte McDonald
Producer: Louise Hidalgo and Jon Bithrey
Editor: Richard Vadon
Production Coordinator: Helena Warwick-Cross
Studio Engineer: Rod Farquhar
Released:
Jan 21, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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Tim Harford and the More or Less team try to make sense of the statistics which surround us. From BBC Radio 4