World's richest 1% emitting enough carbon to cause heat-related deaths for 1.3 million people, report finds
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/worlds-richest-carbon-emissions-climate-change-report/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/worlds-richest-carbon-emissions-climate-change-report/
16 Comments
Carvex@lemmy.world · 31 pts · 2y
...and? We know, they don't care.
executive_chicken@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 2y
When will the time come when the rich are back on the menu?
Carvex@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 2y
When corn won't grow, perhaps we eat some grilled billionaire ribs
BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social · -4 pts · 2y
The average global 1% is your doctor or your middle manager boss, not a billionaire.
Zron@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 2y
That’s not how averages or percentages work.
huginn@feddit.it · 9 pts · 2y
140k/yr USD is still well within the class of people who care. Basically every doctor in America falls into that category.
BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social · 3 pts · 2y
There's this temptation to believe that global warming is only caused by a very small group of unrepentant greedy assholes, when the fact of the matter is that it really is a systemic issue caused by essentially everyone in a moderately developed country.
Sure, most emissions can be traced to a handful of companies, but we've quite recently seen what happens when the price of gas spikes even a little bit and people lose their god damn minds. Companies go for cheap polluting practice because consumers demand everything be as cheap as possible.
kool_newt@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 2y
winterayars@sh.itjust.works · 0 pts · 2y
That's income though. The rich don't have income, they have property. Top 1% wealth is more like $13 million.
That site also says top 1% income is more like 400k (individual) to 600k (household). (Edit: though those are us numbers not global.)
huginn@feddit.it · 1 pts · 2y
140k is the stat used in the article this post linked
huginn@feddit.it · 2 pts · 2y
Resonanz@slrpnk.net · 1 pts · 2y
I think this works as a reminder.
theodewere@kbin.social · 10 pts · 2y
being wealthy is unethical
ironeagl@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 2y
"World's richest 1%" is 81,000,000 people, FYI.
hightrix@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
BraveSirZaphod@kbin.social · 8 pts · 2y
It should be noted that the category of 'world's richest 1%' includes quite a lot of Americans. If you've ever flown for a vacation, there's a decent chance you're included in that category. This is not the Musks and Bezos and Gates of the world; it's the doctors, lawyers, tech workers, and middle managers.
kemsat@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 2y
They also own almost all of the other carbon emitting facilities & vehicles. So they’re responsible for most of the carbon emissions.
ExfilBravo@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 2y
Rich people are that "this is fine" meme. Chilling while the world burns around them.
lntl@lemmy.ml · 1 pts · 2y
start a go fund me to get AC for these people?