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According to the Oxfam report linked by that Gyardian article[1], the global top 1% (~ millionaires) produce 15% of emissions, "more than twice the poorest 50%

According to the Oxfam report linked by that Gyardian article[1], the global top 1% (~ millionaires) produce 15% of emissions, "more than twice the poorest 50% (c.3.1 billion people), or more than the entire cumulative emissions of citizens in the EU." [1]: https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10546/621052/mb-confronting-carbon-inequality-210920-en.pdf https://oxfamilibrary.openrepository.com/bitstream/handle/10...

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Robotbeat 6y ago
Old data. They used 2007/2008 data.
- magnio 6y ago
  Is it? The report claims this is in 2015.
  - Robotbeat 6y ago
    Got to look at the actual original Oxfam report from 2015 which said it used the latest data available which was 2007/2008.
- tuatoru 6y ago
  Inequality has worsened since then, thanks to the GFC and incompetent responses to it.