RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News · 7 months agoRichest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square46fedilinkarrow-up1417arrow-down111cross-posted to: socialismglobalnews@lemmy.zipnews@hexbear.netnews@beehaw.orgworld@lemmy.worldfinance@beehaw.orgeconomicsenvironment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1406arrow-down1external-linkRichest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report sayswww.theguardian.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News · 7 months agomessage-square46fedilinkcross-posted to: socialismglobalnews@lemmy.zipnews@hexbear.netnews@beehaw.orgworld@lemmy.worldfinance@beehaw.orgeconomicsenvironment@beehaw.org
minus-squarezerfufflelinkfedilinkarrow-up8·7 months agoTop 1% does 16%, bottom 66% does 16%, middle 33% does 68%. On a per-capita basis, the top 1% is 8x worse than the middle 33% and 66x worse than the bottom 66%.
Top 1% does 16%, bottom 66% does 16%, middle 33% does 68%.
On a per-capita basis, the top 1% is 8x worse than the middle 33% and 66x worse than the bottom 66%.