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World's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015) (slrpnk.net)
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/02/worlds-richest-10-produce-half-of-global-carbon-emissions-says-oxfam

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[โ€“] Transporter_Room_3@startrek.website 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

Someone please correct me if I'm wrong, but given what I know a small bit about planetary poverty, if you're reading this from a place with heaTing or air conditioning, on your own personal smart device or computer, you aren't in that bottom 50%.

If I remember right, even with my problems I'm not even in the bottom 60%. Some places make in a month what I make in a day, when I have work.

[โ€“] stabby_cicada@slrpnk.net 4 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Guaranteed if you own a house in the US you're part of the world's top 10% in terms of wealth.

That doesn't translate directly to emissions, though, because the vast majority of emissions are industry and travel, so what you buy and how you live are much greater factors than heating and cooling. Go vegan and you instantly drop out of that "contribute to 50% of lifestyle emissions" zone.