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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says (www.theguardian.com)
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[–] 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I mean if you had bothered to open the article, it's in the 2nd paragraph:

The most comprehensive study of global climate inequality ever undertaken shows that this elite group, made up of 77 million people including billionaires, millionaires and those paid more than US$140,000 (£112,500) a year

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I did, that continues as:

    more than US$140,000 (£112,500) a year, accounted for 16% of all CO2 emissions in 2019 – enough to cause more than a million excess deaths due to heat, according to the report.

    Which is not the same as the headline.

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