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Richest 0.1% emit more carbon than poorest half of humanity
Original: Richest 0.1% (8M) produce more carbon pollution than 3.5B
An Oxfam report finds the richest 0.1% of the world's population — around 8 million people — produce more carbon pollution than the poorest 3.5 billion people combined, while continuing to profit from polluting investments. Commenters are debating the findings, with discussion of wealth inequality, individual responsibility versus systemic change, and what policy responses could curb elite emissions.
Why now: The striking inequality in carbon footprints between the ultra-rich and the rest of humanity fuels debate over climate responsibility.
Evidence
- Richest 0.1% (8M) produce more carbon pollution than 3.5B · botanical · 105
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