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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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We are the top 1%.
What's unmentioned is that the top 1%, the top 2%, the top 5%, even the top 10% has a disproportionate impact on emissions. That group is made up mostly by the West, but also the rich elite in China, India, Russia, Brazil, Indonesia, etc.
Not sure what you mean by "we". You need roughly 800k$ to be part of the global 1% (and that was in 2018):
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/how-much-money-you-need-to-be-part-of-the-1-percent-worldwide.html
It says that the top 1% makes 140k USD....
Lemmy probably has a disproportionate number of tech bros who make that or more, but that's wayyy out of reach at least for most Americans.
Ah apparently we are all middle class. But if your bank account has over 100k in it, you are suddenly an "elite group" polluter. There is no difference between the tech-bro living in a manhattan apartment and Hyundai Heavy Industries.
99% of people are not the top 1%.
America is ~5% of the global population alone. Europe is twice that. So by living in the west you're in the top ~15% sure, but not necessarily the top 1%.
I mean, I agree as a whole, but I'm assuming that the online population trends upwards socioeconomically. 140k USD isn't that high of a salary for the US coastal elite.
Maybe a fair assumption for developing countries, but in countries where internet access approaches or exceeds 90% idk how you could justify that assumption