Carbon Inequality
Impact and Need for Policy Action
- Dramatic Rise in Carbon Emissions: The accumulation of emissions to the environment over time is what has led to the current era of extreme carbon disparity. Between 1990 and 2015, annual carbon emissions climbed by almost 60% while total emissions released into the atmosphere since the middle of the 1800s nearly doubled.
- Carbon Inequality Impact: The 3.5 billion poor people who live in poverty around the world make up nearly none of the carbon pollution, but they suffer disproportionately from climate-related catastrophes like floods, cyclones, and droughts.
- Insufficient Political Will: The huge discrepancy in carbon ....
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