Wealthiest on Planet Responsible for Almost Half of Carbon Emissions

Grist: “A recent analysis led by several Nobel-laureate economists has put concrete numbers to the ‘emissions inequalities’ around the world. The richest individuals, it found — the world’s ‘10 percent’ — collectively emit nearly half of all global emissions. Meanwhile, the poorer half of the global population is responsible for just 12 percent. The report, produced by the research group World Inequality Lab, based at the Paris School of Economics, maps the differences in global income and wealth across the world, as well as gender and environmental disparities, using data collected by more than 100 researchers over four years.”