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The Super-rich Are The Worst Offenders Of The Climate
Air-conditioned villas, fat cars and private flights around the world: the richest people on earth are responsible for as much climate-damaging CO2 as billions of poor people put together. But the consequences are mainly borne by the poorest. In Germany, too, the picture is distorted, as a report shows.
Yazar: Tom Roberts
Yayınlanma: 21 Eylül 2020 15:16
Güncellenme: 23 Aralık 2024 21:28
The Super-rich Are The Worst Offenders Of The Climate
According to a study, the richest percent of the world's population blows more than twice as many climate-damaging carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere as the poorer half of humanity. This emerges from a report that the development organization Oxfam published before the general debate starting tomorrow at the 75th UN General Assembly in New York. Oxfam called for the wealthy to reduce CO2 consumption, to invest more in public infrastructure and to rebuild the economy in a climate-friendly manner.
The report focuses on the years from 1990 to 2015, which are important in terms of climate policy, in which emissions worldwide doubled. The richest ten percent (630 million people) were responsible for over half (52 percent) of the CO2 emissions during this time, reported Oxfam. The richest percent (63 million people) alone consumed 15 percent, while the poorer half of the world's population was only responsible for seven percent.
Oxfam: SUVs particularly problematicThe catastrophic consequences of the climate crisis are already being felt in many places. "Responsible for this is a policy that focuses on consumption incentives, promises constant growth and economically divides the world into winners and losers," said Ellen Ehmke, an expert on social inequality at Oxfam Germany. "The poorest pay the price for the consumption frenzy of a rich minority."
In Germany, according to Oxfam, the richest ten percent or 8.3 million people are responsible for 26 percent of German CO2 emissions in the period examined. With 41.5 million people, the poorer half of the German population, five times larger, consumed only a little more at 29 percent. One lever in the fight against climate change is traffic, especially air traffic.
Oxfam is particularly critical of city SUVs, which were the second largest emission driver between 2010 and 2018. "We have to solve the climate crisis and the inequality crisis together," said Ehmke. The excessive CO2 consumption of the richest is at the expense of everyone and must be restricted. "Taxes on climate-damaging SUVs and frequent flying would be a first step."
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