Source: Oxfam Policy & Practice

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Carbon Billionaires: The investment emissions of the world’s richest people - Oxfam Policy & Practice

  2022-11-26 (or before) in Oxfam Policy & Practice

The world’s richest people emit huge and unsustainable amounts of carbon and, unlike ordinary people, 50% to 70% of their emissions result from their investments. New analysis of the investments of 125 of the world’s richest billionaires shows that on average they are emitting 3 million tonnes a year, more than a million times the […]

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Carbon inequality in 2030: Per capita consumption emissions and the 1.5⁰C goal - Oxfam Policy & Practice

  2021-11-07 (or before) in Oxfam Policy & Practice

The world’s richest 1% are set to have per capita consumption emissions in 2030 that are still 30 times higher than the global per capita level compatible with the 1.5⁰C goal of the Paris Agreement, while the footprints of the poorest half of the world population are set to remain several times below that level. […]

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Tightening the Net: Net zero climate targets – implications for land and food equity - Oxfam Policy & Practice

  2021-08-03 (or before) in Oxfam Policy & Practice

Many governments and companies are adopting net zero climate targets as they recognize the urgency of the climate crisis. Without clear definition, however, these targets risk being reliant on using vast swathes of land in low-income countries to capture carbon emissions, allowing the biggest emitters to avoid making significant cuts in their own emissions. ‘Net […]

  Tagged under: Net Zero

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