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Richest 1% account for more carbon emissions than poorest 66%, report says (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 7 months ago by RandAlThor@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml

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[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 10 points 7 months ago

1% of world?

If you earn $60,000 a year after tax and you don't have kids, you're in the richest 1 percent of the world's population. If you have a household income of $130,000 after tax and you've got a partner and one kid, you're also in the richest 1 percent.

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2023/9/15/23874111/charity-philanthropy-americans-global-rich

[-] Saizaku@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 7 months ago

I mean if you had bothered to open the article, it's in the 2nd paragraph:

The most comprehensive study of global climate inequality ever undertaken shows that this elite group, made up of 77 million people including billionaires, millionaires and those paid more than US$140,000 (£112,500) a year

[-] agarorn@feddit.de 3 points 7 months ago

Why do these articles always mix up wealth and income?

You needed 800k$ in 2018 to be part of the 1% wealthiest.

https://www.cnbc.com/2018/11/01/how-much-money-you-need-to-be-part-of-the-1-percent-worldwide.html

[-] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago)

I did, that continues as:

more than US$140,000 (£112,500) a year, accounted for 16% of all CO2 emissions in 2019 – enough to cause more than a million excess deaths due to heat, according to the report.

Which is not the same as the headline.