This is an episode that is probably going to make a lot of you angry. I know it’s making me angry right now.
A few days ago, Oxfam released their latest report called “Carbon Inequality Kills,” and we’ll be talking about that today.
This is a damning report on just how much carbon the billionaires of the world are producing and why it dwarfs any possible emissions you could be producing on your own.
In this episode I share:
The importance of personal lifestyle changes to combat climate change
The climate crisis as a collective issue, not an individual fault
How billionaires contribute disproportionately to global emissions
The luxury lifestyle items, such as private jets and superyachts, that have massive environmental impacts
Why investment emissions from the wealthy are even worse than their personal emissions
The ways that poor communities bear the brunt of climate change
How much control billionaires have over global companies
Why policy changes are necessary to regulate luxury emissions and promote transparency in investments
The power of consumer choices and how they can influence big business to change
Voting for climate-conscious leaders as crucial for systemic change
How we have more power than we think to address climate change collectively
More info
You can find the full report from Oxfam here: https://www.oxfam.org.au/2024/10/carbon-inequality-kills-report/
Key Quotes
“50 of the world’s richest billionaires emit more carbon in just 90 minutes that your average person emits over their entire lifetime.”
“If everyone began emitting at the same rate as the world’s richest 10% the world's remaining carbon budget would be depleted in 1.5 years. If we all acted like the top 1% that budget would be used up in less that 5 months.”
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