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(Created page with "thumb|Inequality of environmental footprint '''Myth:''' "Your carbon footprint doesn't matter, because the billionaires are responsible for most of global emissions anyway." '''Fact:''' * The richest '''10% of the world''' is responsible for half of global emissions. ** If you're middle-class in a developed country, '''you are ''part of''''' this 10%. * Corporate emissions are a function of what people buy. * Wealth inequality is more ex...") |
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'''Fact:''' | '''Fact:''' | ||
* The richest '''10% of the world''' is responsible for half of global emissions. | * The richest '''10% of the world''' is responsible for half of global emissions. | ||
* If you're middle-class in a developed country, '''you are ''part of''''' this 10%. | |||
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* Corporate emissions are a function of what people buy. | * Corporate emissions are a function of what people buy. | ||
* Wealth inequality is more extreme than carbon inequality. {{x|For example, an ultra rich person who earns 100x more money than average, probably emits about 10x more carbon than average.{{cn}}}} | * Wealth inequality is more extreme than carbon inequality. {{x|For example, an ultra rich person who earns 100x more money than average, probably emits about 10x more carbon than average.{{cn}}}} | ||
** "Private jets are responsible for around 4% of all aviation emissions" <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/21/kylie-jenner-short-private-jet-flights-super-rich-climate-crisis A 17-minute flight? The super-rich who have 'absolute ...]</ref> | ** "Private jets are responsible for around 4% of all aviation emissions" <ref>[https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2022/jul/21/kylie-jenner-short-private-jet-flights-super-rich-climate-crisis A 17-minute flight? The super-rich who have 'absolute ...]</ref> | ||
* Rich people do still have outrageous carbon footprints. We are IN NO WAY trying to justify their lifestyles. They have to consume less. | * Rich people do still have outrageous carbon footprints. We are IN NO WAY trying to justify their lifestyles. They have to consume less. | ||
* Poor people don't usually have high carbon footprints. We are IN NO WAY trying to tell people who suffer from poverty to consume less. The poorest 50% percent of the world is responsible for only 10% of global emissions. | * Poor people don't usually have high carbon footprints. We are IN NO WAY trying to tell people who suffer from poverty to consume less. | ||
** The poorest 50% percent of the world is responsible for only 10% of global emissions. | |||
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'''Fact:''' | '''Fact:''' | ||
* The poorest 50% percent of the world is responsible for only 10% of global emissions. | * The poorest 50% percent of the world is responsible for only 10% of global emissions. | ||
* | * Earth could easily [[food|feed 8 billion people]] or more, if there wasn't so much [[food waste]] & [[animal agriculture]]. | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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