Rich 1% people emit as many “greenhouse gases” in 1 year as 66% of people emit in 1,500 years!

Poor people need 1,500 years to emit “greenhouse gases” equal to 1% of rich people emit within 1 year.

The richest 1% of the world’s population greenhouse gases More than 66% or 2 in 3 of the poorest people, or when compared. It would take a poor person 1,500 years to emit the same amount of carbon dioxide as the richest person does in one year.
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A new report from Oxfam, the sustainability organization fighting inequality. It is made up of 21 independent charitable organizations focused on alleviating poverty around the world. The effects of excess carbon dioxide emitted by humans were examined. and found that it had extremely “inappropriate” proportions
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The richest group of approximately 77 million people consists of millionaires, billionaires, and those earning more than 140,000 US dollars per year (or approximately 4.9 million baht per year), which represents only 1 percent of the total world population. But it releases enormous amounts of carbon dioxide until it becomes ‘Leading polluter’
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“Billionaires are plundering and polluting the world to the point of destruction. and who can pay the least (Low income earners) are those who pay the highest prices. (Spend money to have the greatest impact).”
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said Chiara Liguori, Oxfam’s Senior Climate Justice Policy Advisor.
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The report states that The richest people tend to live in air conditioning. Do activities on a superyacht Travel by private jet live in a mansion and travel into space
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These could release up to 5.9 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2019. Oxfam says this figure is enough to cause the deaths of 1.3 million people over the next several decades. from the effects of global warming
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Meanwhile, it would take low-income people about 1,500 years to emit the amount of carbon dioxide that rich people emit in one year, he said, adding that the inequality gap that exists is constantly expanding.
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The report points out that high-income countries (mostly in the northern hemisphere) is responsible for 40 percent of greenhouse gas emissions.
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But low-income countries Africa, which is home to about one-sixth of the world’s population, is responsible for just 4 percent of all greenhouse gas emissions. But they suffer the consequences. the most
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Most of the suffering falls on those living in poor areas. marginalized ethnic communities, immigrants, women and girls
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They are disproportionately hit by severe weather conditions. They face intense heat without air conditioning to relieve them, damaged crops, food shortages and clean water.
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These low-income groups have little to no savings, health insurance, life insurance or even social protection. They are affected by floods, droughts, heat waves and forest fires. The United Nations says 91% of deaths in developing countries are related to extreme weather conditions.
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Not only that The richest also use political power to grow their wealth. They also own media organizations and social networks to control news.
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For example, in the United States 1 in 4 House of Representatives owns shares in fossil fuel companies. which has a value ranging from 1,115 million to 3,255 million baht
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The report says this helps explain why global greenhouse gas emissions continue to increase.
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This is also why many Northern hemisphere governments will continue to invest and subsidize fossil fuel industries in 2020, contrary to international pledges to phase out carbon dioxide emissions.
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Oxfam believes that a large wealth tax on the richest people would be harmful. and taxes on fossil fuel companies. Then use it to support low-income people who are affected by climate inequality. Including funding to support the transition to renewable energy. It will help reduce the inequality gap that has occurred.
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“By not collecting a wealth tax, we will rob the richest people from us. destroy our world and willing to betray democracy Extreme wealth taxes create an opportunity for us to tackle both inequality and the climate crisis,” said Oxfam Interim Executive Director Amitabh Behar.
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“These are trillions of dollars at stake to invest in vibrant green government in the 21st century, but they can also be injected back into our democracies.”

Searched and edited by Witit Borompichaichartkul

Origin

https://policy-practice.oxfam.org/resources/climate-equality-a-planet-for-the-99-621551/

https://makerichpolluterspay.org/climate-equality-report/

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/nov/20/richest-1-account-for-more-carbon-emissions-than-poorest-66-report-says

https://www.lemonde.fr/en/international/article/2023/11/20/world-s-richest-1-emit-as-much-carbon-as-poorest-66_6271172_4.html#:~:text =Among%20the%20key%20findings%20of,income%2C%20or%205.11%20billion%20people.