RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 years agoRichest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report sayswww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square54linkfedilinkarrow-up1341arrow-down19cross-posted to: socialism@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.orgenvironment@beehaw.org
arrow-up1332arrow-down1external-linkRichest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report sayswww.theguardian.comRandAlThor@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.ml · 3 years agomessage-square54linkfedilinkcross-posted to: socialism@lemmy.mlnews@beehaw.orgenvironment@beehaw.org
minus-squarezerfuffle@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 years agoTop 1% does 16%, bottom 66% does 16%, middle 33% does 68%. On a per-capita basis, the top 1% is 8x worse than the middle 33% and 66x worse than the bottom 66%.
Top 1% does 16%, bottom 66% does 16%, middle 33% does 68%.
On a per-capita basis, the top 1% is 8x worse than the middle 33% and 66x worse than the bottom 66%.