HEADLINE: "Wealthy elite responsible for vast majority of global climate warming"
https://www.earth.com/news/wealthy-elite-responsible-for-majority-of-global-climate-warming/
You and I already know this, of course. But by sharing it widely, perhaps we can start convincing others of the urgent need for system change.
A few excerpts from the article...
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In a new analysis, the world’s wealthiest 10% are reported to have caused two-thirds of observed global warming since 1990.
Researchers also noted that emissions from the richest 10% in major economies, such as the United States and China, caused a two to threefold increase in dangerous heat conditions across vulnerable tropical areas.
These hotspots include Southeast Asia, southern Africa, and other regions with limited resources to handle amplified environmental stress.
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Take a look at the graphic below.
Although it's from a different study, this clearly illustrates the gross disparity between responsibility for dangerous global heating – borne by the richest 10% – and the pitiful lack of resources held by the bottom 50%, crippling their ability to deal with the terrible losses they face.