Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent surged to 16 percent of world’s total CO2 emissions in 2019. Their carbon emissions are enough to cause 1.3 million excess

Carbon emissions of richest 1 percent surged to 16 percent of world’s total CO2 emissions in 2019. Their carbon emissions are enough to cause 1.3 million excess deaths due to heat. Unequal countries suffer seven times more flood fatalities than more equal countries. Fairly taxing the super-rich would help curb both climate change and inequality