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Energy starvation: the West goes hungry to keep the lights on

19 February 2023

6:24 PM

19 February 2023

6:24 PM

Mainstream and government-based publications have been running concerning headlines in recent months regarding food insecurity in Western nations – including the EU, America, the UK, and Australia.

CNBC published an article on their Davos special titled, Families will skip meals to deal with the cost-of-living crisis, UN special advocate says, with a key points listed as:

‘An increase of food prices of the magnitude that we’re seeing, of energy prices, basically will mean that a lot of families are going to have from three or two meals a day to have one meal a day,’ – Queen Maxima of the Netherlands.

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