Two-thirds of global warming since 1990 caused by world’s ‘wealthiest 10%’ - Carbon Brief
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Of the 0.61C increase in global average temperatures over 1990-2020, a new study estimates that 65% was due to the emissions of the wealthiest 10%.
  • Opinionhaver@feddit.ukEnglish
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    2 days ago

    On the income scale, if you made minimum wage (which equates to $7.25 an hour or $15,080 a year), you would already be in the top 10% of global income. In fact, you’d be in the top 7.8% of income earners worldwide.

    If you make $50,000 per year, you would be in the top 0.31% of the world’s population in terms of earning income. Earning just $50,000 per year puts us in the top 1% of the world’s population.

    Source

    This is by income, not wealth though. It still illustrates how low the bar is.