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CelloMom On Cars
CelloMom On Cars
@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social  ·  activity timestamp 2 months ago

OXFAM 'champagne glass' graph shows the #CarbonInequality between the richest and the rest.

Full report:
https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-plunder-how-a-powerful-few-are-locking-the-world-into-disaster-621741/

As a very rough rule of thumb: if you can afford to buy a car, you are in the global top 10 percent.

Graphic showing that richest 10% of the world is responsible for 48% of global emissions, whereas the bottom 50% of the global population is responsible for 8% of emissions. The emission graphic takes the form of a shallow champagne glass.
Graphic showing that richest 10% of the world is responsible for 48% of global emissions, whereas the bottom 50% of the global population is responsible for 8% of emissions. The emission graphic takes the form of a shallow champagne glass.
Graphic showing that richest 10% of the world is responsible for 48% of global emissions, whereas the bottom 50% of the global population is responsible for 8% of emissions. The emission graphic takes the form of a shallow champagne glass.
Oxfam Policy & Practice

Climate Plunder: How a powerful few are locking the world into disaster - Oxfam Policy & Practice

Ahead of the major international climate conference COP30 in Belem, Brazil, new Oxfam research finds that the high-carbon lifestyles of the super-rich are blowing through the world’s remaining carbon budget - the amount of CO2 that can be emitted while avoiding climate disaster. The research also details how billionaires are using their political and economic influence to keep […]
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CelloMom On Cars
CelloMom On Cars
@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social replied  ·  activity timestamp 6 days ago

"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."

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/10/world-richest-used-fair-share-emissions-2026-oxfam

The global top 10% (roughly speaking, everyone who can afford a car) will do so in a matter of weeks.

the Guardian

World’s richest 1% have already used fair share of emissions for 2026, says Oxfam

Richest 1% took 10 days while wealthiest 0.1% needed just three days to exhaust annual carbon budget, study shows
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