Bill Gates speaks at a climate summit, in a talk presumably titled Do As I Say, Not As I DoPhoto: Bennett Raglin (Getty Images) Billionaires love the planet. They have to, right? They spend so much money on developing green tech and combatting climate change, it all must mean something to them. They’re in it for the good of humanity, …
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Emissions of Richest 1% Will Cause 1.3 Million Heat Deaths: Oxfam
The richest 1% of the global population produced 16% of the world’s carbon dioxide in 2019, generating as much planet-warming pollution as the poorest two-thirds of humanity, according to a report released Monday by Oxfam International. Climate Equality: A Planet for the 99% describes the fossil fuel-driven climate emergency and runaway inequality as “twin crises” that are leaving those least …
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