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rich people: top 10 % of the world population is responsible for close to half of global emissions.

25 % of emissions over 1990-2019 (when we knew about climate change) was due to the top 1%.

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[–] mukt@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Where do top 1% and top 10% reside ?

[–] Zerush@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Agree, but one thing is wrong, we know about the climate change since the 19 century, when the first cientifics alert about pollution

http://www.historyisnowmagazine.com/blog/2022/8/27/london-pollution-in-the-19th-century-the-rise-of-environmental-activism

EXXON with a own study knows it since 1977, but what rules is the money.

https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/exxon-knew-about-climate-change-almost-40-years-ago/

[–] enebe@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Checking by income (not emissions): "Someone in the 10% of the global income distribution makes $122,100 per year".

~~So I'm just a bit short from there, surely in the top 20%~~ I'm poorer than I thought 😂

Source: https://www.businessinsider.com/how-much-wealthy-middle-class-poor-make-income-per-year-2021-12

[–] sexy_peach@feddit.de 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Damn that's $10k a month, that's so much.

[–] enebe@lemmy.ml 1 points 2 years ago

Oh, wait, I got it wrong. I make 1k a month, not 10k 😂😂😂😂😂 I can removed about them then, I'm not even close.

Damn, I didn't thought "top 10%" would be so far.