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Report says super-rich deliberately driving the climate crisis
Original: 'Alex Maitland, one of the lead authors, said the very richest people were not just passive beneficiaries of the climate
Alex Maitland, one of the lead authors of a new report on climate inequality, said the world's richest people are not just passive beneficiaries of the climate crisis but active agents in it. "This is deliberate," he said, adding that when their political influence is taken into account, the findings are damning evidence of their ability to shape outcomes in their own favour. The comments are drawing attention to the outsized role of extreme wealth in emissions and climate policy.
Why now: A lead author's claim that the super-rich are deliberately worsening the climate crisis is a striking accusation drawing fresh attention to climate inequality.
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