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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 10 months ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/environment@beehaw.org

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[–] brie@beehaw.org 2 points 10 months ago

Not that it isn't a lot, but the 3.2 trillion figure is a total, not an average; that gives an average of only 8 billion per person. Going off Wealth Shown to Scale, Bezos' wealth could be equally spread among at least 23 people, and they'd all still be in the top 400.