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Poland is the second-largest coal producer and consumer in all of Europe and consequently one of the most polluted and polluting countries.
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Ahead of the global climate talks in December 2009, nine photographers from the photo agency NOOR photographed climate stories from around the world. Their goal: to document some of the causes and consequences, from deforestation to changing sea levels, as well as the people whose lives and jobs are part of that carbon culture.
Poland is the second-largest coal producer and consumer in all of Europe and consequently one of the most polluted and polluting countries.
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