'Climate Debt': Investments by Super-Rich Linked to Nearly $1tr in Annual Climate Damages
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The ultra-rurals accumulate a $1 trillion climate bill each year due to the huge environmental impact associated with their investments and lifestyles, according to a new Greenpeace report. The study puts figures to a reality that so far has received little attention in international debates on climate change and fiscal justice. The environmental organization maintains that the climate responsibility of the greatest fortunes is not explained sol…
Every year, the richest 0.01 percent of people cause $992 billion in climate damage, says Greenpeace. Spokesperson Joeri Thijs advocates for a...
Greenpeace reveals that the climate debt of the wealthiest 0.01% (the richest of the rich) reaches $992 billion annually. This is the conclusion of a study conducted by Greenpeace Africa and published on June 9. Climate debt corresponds to the monetization of the damage caused by emissions that prevent limiting warming to 1.5°C, as stipulated by the Paris Agreement. This work echoes the research of economist Lucas Chancel, who demonstrates that …
The world's richest 0.01 per cent accumulate a climate debt of nearly $992 billion a year. A huge amount revealed by Greenpeace Africa in a report that redefines environmental responsibilities. The study, conducted by Forum Ökologisch-Soziale Marktwirtschaft, shifts the analysis of ostentatious lifestyles to billionaire investment portfolios. Each member of this wealthy group generates on average $1.24 million in climate debt through its investm…
Greenpeace's study is struck by the brutality of its figures. The world's richest 0.01% generate nearly $1 trillion in climate damage each year, mainly through their investments in polluting assets. A climate debt that far exceeds their direct consumption carbon footprint and reveals the hypocrisy of a system that blames ordinary citizens while closing its eyes on those responsible. Clara Thompson, Greenpeace International's climate campaign and…
Madrid.- The richest 0.01 % of the world's population generates an annual climate debt close to trillion dollars due to the impact of their investments in highly polluting activities and their carbon-intensive lifestyles, according to a report presented by Greenpeace this Wednesday, in which it calls for a greater tax on large fortunes to finance climate action. The study, titled The Climate Debt of the Ultra-Rorians: The Cost of Extreme Wealth,…
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