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In The Top Ten List Of Green Countries, None Are English Speaking

Michael Trigg
6 min readNov 20, 2019

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The closest is New Zealand at number 11.

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In the top ten of the greenest countries in the world today, there is not one English speaking country. The largest English language country in the world, the United States, does not even appear in the top 20. The Donald Trump / Right-wing Evangelical Republican factor could be one of the reasons.

Depending on what the source is, the following is a recent list that could have changed by the time of publication.

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  1. Iceland.
  2. Switzerland
  3. Costa Rica
  4. Sweden
  5. Norway
  6. Mauritius
  7. France
  8. Austria
  9. Cuba
  10. Colombia
  11. New Zealand

ICELAND:

At the top of the eco-chart is Iceland, a country that takes its environment very seriously and invests heavily in sustainability. Rated as one of the greenest countries in the world, it has been at the forefront with a growing number of programs that are…

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Michael Trigg
Michael Trigg

Written by Michael Trigg

A “Jack of all Trades” and master of some: Mechanic, Writer, Sales Rep, TV producer, Management, Insurance Agent, Consultant www.handshakeconsultants.com

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