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The richest 10% account for 52% of the emissions added to the atmosphere. It is not a technological issue, it is a societal one. Governments need to take acti

The richest 10% account for 52% of the emissions added to the atmosphere. It is not a technological issue, it is a societal one. Governments need to take action and regulate, but they don't because it is against the (financial) interest of a political party.

MichaelZuo 3y ago
Can you link to the source?
- blooalien 3y ago
  Here is a source of a similar statistic. [0] Ten seconds on your favorite search engine will turn up many more saying pretty much the same thing. The "ultra-rich" tend to contribute to the issue far more than everyone else combined. Them and their corporations really are the "lion's share" of the problem. Obviously they're not the entire problem, but taking care of that (somehow; "eat the rich" perhaps?) would take a massive "bite" out of it. [0]: https://www.statista.com/chart/26904/estimated-global-co2-emission-share-by-income-groups/ https://www.statista.com/chart/26904/estimated-global-co2-em...
  - MichaelZuo 3y ago
    That statista pages cites this paper in 'nature sustainability': https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00842-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00842-z Which does not seem credible, it has way too many guesstimates.
  - robertlagrant 3y ago
    > The "ultra-rich" tend to contribute to the issue far more than everyone else combined The link does not appear to show this at all.
- rickdeckard 3y ago
  Sorry, didn't read the replies until now. There are several studies coming to similar conclusions. Here's the study from Stockholm Environment Institute: https://www.sei.org/publications/the-carbon-inequality-era/ https://www.sei.org/publications/the-carbon-inequality-era/ Here's one about the impact of private jets vs. average carbon emissions of other travellers: https://ips-dc.org/report-high-flyers-2023/ https://ips-dc.org/report-high-flyers-2023/ Carbon inequality report from Oxfam: https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/confronting-carbon-inequality https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/confronting-carbon-inequal...

MichaelZuo 3y ago

Can you link to the source?

blooalien 3y ago
Here is a source of a similar statistic. [0] Ten seconds on your favorite search engine will turn up many more saying pretty much the same thing. The "ultra-rich" tend to contribute to the issue far more than everyone else combined. Them and their corporations really are the "lion's share" of the problem. Obviously they're not the entire problem, but taking care of that (somehow; "eat the rich" perhaps?) would take a massive "bite" out of it. [0]: https://www.statista.com/chart/26904/estimated-global-co2-emission-share-by-income-groups/ https://www.statista.com/chart/26904/estimated-global-co2-em...
- MichaelZuo 3y ago
  That statista pages cites this paper in 'nature sustainability': https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00842-z https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-021-00842-z Which does not seem credible, it has way too many guesstimates.
- robertlagrant 3y ago
  > The "ultra-rich" tend to contribute to the issue far more than everyone else combined The link does not appear to show this at all.
rickdeckard 3y ago
Sorry, didn't read the replies until now. There are several studies coming to similar conclusions. Here's the study from Stockholm Environment Institute: https://www.sei.org/publications/the-carbon-inequality-era/ https://www.sei.org/publications/the-carbon-inequality-era/ Here's one about the impact of private jets vs. average carbon emissions of other travellers: https://ips-dc.org/report-high-flyers-2023/ https://ips-dc.org/report-high-flyers-2023/ Carbon inequality report from Oxfam: https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/confronting-carbon-inequality https://www.oxfam.org/en/research/confronting-carbon-inequal...