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Oxfam: Richest 10% cause nearly half of global CO2 emissions
Original: # Superreiche tragen ĂĽberdurchschnittlich stark zum # Klimawandel bei. Laut # Oxfam verursachen die reichsten zehn Proze
Oxfam says the richest ten percent of the world's population are responsible for almost half of global CO2 emissions. Alongside private jets and high-consumption lifestyles, the organisation points to investments in climate-damaging industries as a major driver of the emissions gap between the super-rich and everyone else, renewing debate over wealth and climate responsibility.
Why now: Oxfam's findings on the outsized climate footprint of the wealthiest people have renewed discussion about inequality and climate policy.
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- # Superreiche tragen überdurchschnittlich stark zum # Klimawandel bei. Laut # Oxfam verursachen die reichsten zehn Prozent der Weltbevölkerung fast die Hälfte der globalen # CO2Emissionen . Neben Privatjets und hohem Konsum belasten insbesondere Investitionen in klimaschädliche… · tinoeberl@mastodon.online · 2
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