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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says
(www.theguardian.com)
this post was submitted on 20 Nov 2023
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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%.