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You can't really live "efficient" being poor.

• avip 7y ago
  Depends on your poorness. Poor in India or Africa live extremely efficiently.
• davidw 7y ago
  Poor people are responsible for way less in terms of carbon.
  • smallbigfish 7y ago
    Not really in my experience. I live in a country that buys old cars from the rich. We have many "ohh, my lungs" cars here. The same with appliances. People are too poor to buy A+++ electronics. If you meant poor enough so I go hunting... then yes.
    • davidw 7y ago
      Here's some data: https://ourworldindata.org/co2-by-income-region https://ourworldindata.org/co2-by-income-region I'm sure there is some nuance there, but by and large, wealthier people produce more CO2.
      • jfk13 7y ago
        Certainly. Wealthier people may be more likely than the poor to drive Teslas instead of smoke-belching old bangers, but they also tend to fly more, heat and air-condition their huge houses, use many more gadgets and appliances that generate CO2 during both manufacture and use, etc.