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cross-posted from: https://piefed.social/c/collapse/p/1649920/worlds-richest-1-have-already-used-fair-share-of-emissions-for-2026-says-oxfam

The world’s richest 1% have used up their fair share of carbon emissions just 10 days into 2026, analysis has found.

Meanwhile, the richest 0.1% took just three days to exhaust their annual carbon budget, according to the research by Oxfam.

The charity said the worst effects of the emissions would be faced by those who had done the least to cause the climate crisis,

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[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

The world's richest 1 % have a net worth of just over 1 million USD or more. The world's richest 10 % have a net worth of around 83 000 USD or more.