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The top 10% of the planet aren’t “the rich”, what a gross and incendiary misuse of the term.
by p-e-w 11d ago
The top 10% of the planet aren’t “the rich”, what a gross and incendiary misuse of the term.
- tito 11d agoThe top 10% richest humans emit about half of all emissions. Decile 10 (richest): ~48% Decile 9: ~15% Decile 8: ~10% Decile 7: ~8% Decile 6: ~6% Deciles 1 through 5 combined: ~12%, so about 1 to 3% each Sources like this: www.oxfam.org.uk/media/press-releases/richest-1-emit-as-much-planet-heating-pollution-as-two-thirds-of-humanity-oxfam/
- hocuspocus 11d agoIf you live in better material conditions than 90% of the world population, you're rich, by definition. This is nearly half the global CO2 footprint.
- infinitezest 11d agoWhat would _you_ call the top 10% richest people in the world? Middle upper, upper, upper, upper class?
- p-e-w 11d ago95% of the top 10% are middle class, because the vast majority of the world’s population are middle or lower class.