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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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[–] hash@slrpnk.net 1 points 22 hours ago

Thanks for the info. Living in the US without a car I'm left wondering how much time it takes for me to use my share. I'd wager I haven't passed it yet but I'm not naive enough to think it's much more than a month.