Wealthiest 10% Responsible for Nearly 50% of Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Study Finds

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By Olivia RosaneSep 30, 2022, 8:10 pm193 pts
A new study has highlighted the inequality underriding the climate crisis. The paper, published in Nature Sustainability Thursday, looked at the difference in per-capita emissions across the global economic spectrum between 1990 and 2019. During this time, the top one percent of emitters were responsible for…

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