Maëlys@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · edit-211 months agoWorld's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015)slrpnk.netimagemessage-square53fedilinkarrow-up1463arrow-down17file-text
arrow-up1456arrow-down1imageWorld's richest 10% produce half of global carbon emissions, says Oxfam (2015)slrpnk.netMaëlys@slrpnk.net to Climate - truthful information about climate, related activism and politics.@slrpnk.net · edit-211 months agomessage-square53fedilinkfile-text
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/dec/02/worlds-richest-10-produce-half-of-global-carbon-emissions-says-oxfam
minus-squarelntl@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up16·11 months agoThat top ten percent includes many of those upper middle class folks
minus-squareAlawami@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoUS median income (30k/y??) puts you in top 5%
minus-squarecandybrie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·11 months agoI think it includes almost all the middle class of places like the US and Europe.
minus-squareSpzilinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·11 months agoBased on this calculator, being long term unemployed and living off social welfare in Hamburg, Germany puts you in the global top 11%.
That top ten percent includes many of those upper middle class folks
US median income (30k/y??) puts you in top 5%
I think it includes almost all the middle class of places like the US and Europe.
Based on this calculator, being long term unemployed and living off social welfare in Hamburg, Germany puts you in the global top 11%.