World's wealthiest 10% have contributed to two-thirds of global warming since 1990, study finds
World's wealthiest 10% have contributed to two-thirds of global warming since 1990, study finds
Wealthy individuals have a higher carbon footprint. A new study published in Nature Climate Change quantifies the climate outcomes of these inequalities. It finds that the world's wealthiest 10% are responsible for two-thirds of observed global warming since 1990 and the resulting increases in clima...
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"If everyone had emitted like the bottom 50% of the global population, the world would have seen minimal additional warming since 1990,"
The study assesses the contribution of the highest emitting groups within societies and finds that the top 1% of the wealthiest individuals globally contributed 26 times the global average to increases in monthly 1-in-100-year heat extremes globally and 17 times more to Amazon droughts.
The research sheds new light on the links between income-based emissions inequality and climate injustice, illustrating how the consumption and investments of wealthy individuals have had disproportionate impacts on extreme weather events
Our study shows that extreme climate impacts are not just the result of abstract global emissions, instead we can directly link them to our lifestyle and investment choices, which in turn are linked to wealth,"
Good thing I stopped using single-use plastic, stopped eating beef, and rode my bike more.
I'm not sure if you're trying to be sarcastic or sincere, but that's unironically the kinds of changes the top 10% (read: us) need to be making.