1%

Since the 1990s the richest 1 % have burned through

more than twice as much carbon

as the bottom half of humanity

One dimension which has been largely left aside by climate policies around the globe is addressing the large carbon footprints of the very wealthy. Given the huge responsibility of wealthy groups in overall emissions levels (within countries and at the global level), this lack of focus is questionable. So far, the standard way to think about carbon... See more

The rich bear more responsibility and should do more

The disparity between the emissions of the very richest and the rest of the world is astonishing.

• Between 1990 and 2020, global average temperatures increased 0.6 C. Researchers attribute two-thirds of that increase to the wealthiest 10 percent of people on the planet.


• "For example, the study finds

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