World's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015)

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World's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015)

Maëlys ( @iraq_lobster@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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Global “lifestyle” emissions not total carbon emissions, that’s a pretty important difference.

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