Question

What is the main reason environmental destruction?

(a) Due to consumption of the poor

(b) Due to consumption of the rich

(c) Due to no consumption

(d) Due to consumption in certain interval of times

This question was posed to me in an interview for internship.

Asked question is from Environmental Ethics : Issues and Possible Solutions topic in section Social Issues and the Environment of Energy Management

Answer 1

Right option is (b) Due to consumption of the rich

To elaborate: Environmental destruction is largely caused by the consumption of the rich. The worst sufferers of environmental destruction are the poor, even among the poor the worst sufferers are the backward cultures and women.