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Note that this is "lifestyle consumption emissions" not total emissions. > Emissions associated with consumption by governments, capital and international tran
by ggreer 7y ago
Note that this is "lifestyle consumption emissions" not total emissions.
> Emissions associated with consumption by governments, capital and international transport are therefore excluded. The proportion of total consumption emissions attributed to the lifestyle consumption of individuals varies by country, but globally accounts for around 64% of the total.
> Oxfam’s estimates should only be considered indicative of the orders of magnitude, but also as conservative...
The report then goes on to say that women are hit harder by climate change than men and rails against "carbon baron billionaires" (the increase of which seems to be due to economic growth, not petroleum companies growing faster than the rest of the economy).
The effect this report had on me was to erode my trust in Oxfam.