Maëlys@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · edit-211 months agoWorld's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015)slrpnk.netimagemessage-square48fedilinkarrow-up1446arrow-down16file-text
arrow-up1440arrow-down1imageWorld's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015)slrpnk.netMaëlys@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · edit-211 months agomessage-square48fedilinkfile-text
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/02/worlds-richest-10-produce-half-of-global-carbon-emissions-says-oxfam
minus-squarergb3x3@beehaw.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·edit-211 months agoYeah, this is true. From the actual report: The richest 10% (around 630 million people) accounted for 46% of the total emissions growth – only marginally less than the 49% contributed by the middle 40%. The poorest 50% barely increased their consumption emissions at all. https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-top-countries-by-wealth-per-person/ Adding up the top 10 countries’ populations doesn’t even reach 630 million. People will probably use this to say that the top 10% need to pay for taxes and be held accountable, without realizing they’re probably in that 10%. I’d actually like to see the 10% broken down even further.
Yeah, this is true.
From the actual report:
https://www.visualcapitalist.com/visualizing-top-countries-by-wealth-per-person/
Adding up the top 10 countries’ populations doesn’t even reach 630 million.
People will probably use this to say that the top 10% need to pay for taxes and be held accountable, without realizing they’re probably in that 10%.
I’d actually like to see the 10% broken down even further.