Billionaires Spew More CO2 Pollution in 90 Minutes Than Average Person in a Lifetime | Common Dreams
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Oxfam International found that global billionaires—with their superyachts, private jets, and investments—emit more carbon pollution in 90 minutes of their lives than the average person does in a lifetime.
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The original was posted on /r/collapse by /u/TwoRight9509 on 2024-10-29 18:26:30+00:00.

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When private jets belonging to 23 of 50 of the world’s richest billionaires emit - in one year - the “equivalent to 300 years’ worth of emissions for the average person in the world, or over 2,000 years’ worth for someone in the global poorest 50%” then you know that we’re in serious trouble.

But wait, there’s more!

“The report says that "the number of superyachts has more than doubled since 2000, with around 150 new launches every year.”

Our slippery slope is getting wetter.