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World's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015) (slrpnk.net)
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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/02/worlds-richest-10-produce-half-of-global-carbon-emissions-says-oxfam

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[–] stabby_cicada 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Guaranteed if you own a house in the US you're part of the world's top 10% in terms of wealth.

That doesn't translate directly to emissions, though, because the vast majority of emissions are industry and travel, so what you buy and how you live are much greater factors than heating and cooling. Go vegan and you instantly drop out of that "contribute to 50% of lifestyle emissions" zone.