Climate Change: Learning for Action

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“Perception gaps can have real consequences – they could mean that climate policies are not as ambitious as the public sentiment,” said McLoughlin.

Carbon removal is not a substitute for mitigation. We need both, and we need to prioritize mitigation

In Table 6.8, we provide estimates of a global progressive wealth tax on global multimillionaires, including a pollution top- up. Revenue estimates are based on those presented in Chapter 7, and include an additional tax component, based on the ownership of stock in the world’s leading oil and gas majors. A discount is applied when fossil fuel... See more

the oceans have now absorbed about one third of the CO2 humans have emitted since industrialization began.

For instance, peer-reviewed science has found that in the U.S., “the more a given member of Congress votes against environmental policies, the more contributions they receive from oil and gas companies supporting their reelection.”

1%

Since the 1990s the richest 1 % have burned through

more than twice as much carbon

as the bottom half of humanity

As the anthropologist Margaret Mead once said, "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has."