America’s super-rich are running down the planet’s safe climate spaces, says Oxfam
by Jonathan Watts from on (#7130C)
Exclusive: Data shows wealthiest 0.1% of the US burn carbon at 4,000 times the rate of the world's poorest 10%
The US's super-rich are burning through carbon emissions at 4,000 times the speed of the world's poorest 10%, according to an analysis provided to the Guardian.
These billionaires and multimillionaires, who comprise the wealthiest 0.1% of the US population, are also running down our planet's safe climate space at 183 times the rate of the global average.
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