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by ggreer 2540 days ago
Again, that's "lifestyle consumption emissions", not total emissions. The poorest 10% make less than $2 per day. Of course they're going to be a rounding error in terms of "lifestyle consumption emissions". And before you get upset about super wealthy people burning lots of fossil fuels, remember that to be in the richest 10%, you only need to have an income above $16k/year.[1] If you make more than $100k/year, you are in the top 0.1%.[2]

1. https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved/how-rich-am-i/?...

2. https://www.givingwhatwecan.org/get-involved/how-rich-am-i/?...