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One Space Trip Emits a Lifetime's Worth of Carbon Footprint (futurism.com)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I agree with the conclusion: "if we want to have a habitable planet in the near future... we’re going to have to hold billionaires accountable for their excessive emissions in a real way."

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago)

Just to be clear who we're talking about:

Or to divvy it up another way: "World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%" https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/sep/21/worlds-richest-1-cause-double-co2-emissions-of-poorest-50-says-oxfam