And what's going to be done about it ?
Nothing at all. Don't forget to pay your taxes and donate to their organization at Walmarts checkout.
this post was submitted on 12 May 2025
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Omg whhaat? No way, I'm so totally shocked π
I wanna know how those 2/3rds are divided between those 10%.
Then maybe the ninety percent need to sue the ten percent for threatening their lives???
Where can we all sign up? These parasites need to go
Unfortunately that ten percent is probably most people on here.
In other news, water is wet.
btw the top 10% is 800 million people so if you're from the west you're more than likely part of that figure.
doesn't mean it's your fault but if you're not actively doing something to prevent it then you are part of the problem..
I cant even afford living, food, public transport, insurance and rent and other bills. So i am not
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According toΒ https://wid.world/world/#tptinc_p90p100_z/US;FR;DE;CN;ZA;GB;WO/last/us/k/x/yearly/t/false/0/200000/curve/false/countryΒ , the global 90th percentile income threshold in 2023 is at about $46,7k USD, market xchg rate.
But of course it's likely that if you are from the US your car use and shopping habbits contribute more even if you are below that income level compared to say a European who drives less and buys less.
I have a feeling even the bottom 10% of Europeans are still contributing more than the bottom 10% of someone in India or Botswana. This Wikipedia page says that the average EU citizen contributes 117% of the global average carbon emissions (for comparison Canada is 307% and USA is 285%).
I like to think of it in terms of fault vs responsibility. Itβs not our fault, for the most part. But it is our responsibility to do something about it!
Iβm hopeful. Renewables are exploding in growth.
I also like to think of it in terms of necessary and sufficient.
Its not sufficient for you to avoid buying plastic and animal products, but it is necessary.
Yes a very good point, the carbon footprint of the average Canadian is 10x that of the average Albanian.
I knew they were up to something π€
"And don't you feel guilty about that one third?" - the 10%
As a fellow member of these 10%, do you?
What gave you that idea? Your failure to sense the sarcasm?
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