Carbon inequality and climate injustice
"This year, the extremes have been more apparent than ever. Oil firms have raked in trillions of dollars in profits that they plan to use to expand production of climate-destabilising fossil fuels despite warnings from the International Energy Agency that this will make it impossible to keep global heating to within 1.5C."
"Based on this “mortality cost” formula, Oxfam calculates that the emissions of the richest 1% in one year are enough to cause 1.3m deaths over the coming decades from excess heat and other climate impacts."
"Carbon inequality and climate injustice denial of indigenous rights
Instead of making every effort to reduce emissions, the rich increase their carbon footprint by putting more distance between themselves and the masses.
cop28 extreme weather events"
"The international climate negotiating process has failed to keep pace with the growing power of the super-rich."
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2023/nov/20/the-great-carbon-divide-climate-chasm-rich-poor
Douglas Rushkoff – Survival of the richest
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fPyBdqhOYmM
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