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1/8. šŸ¤ÆAn eye-opening new tracker detailing the flight emissionsāœˆļøof the #SuperRich has been created by Akash Shendure a high school senior from Seattle in the U.S! But how do the emissions of the 1% relate to #LossAndDamage from the #ClimateCrisis?

šŸ”—tinyurl.com/2p8pah9v
2/8. šŸ“ˆAlthough there are many ways to measure responsibility for the #ClimateCrisis, no matter which way you do it's the richest countriesšŸŒ, peoplešŸŽ© and polluting industriesšŸ­ that come out on top. šŸ‘‡
3/8. Between 1990 and 2015 the proportional #CO2 emission of the richest 1% of the world's population were 15%, whilst in the same period the richest 10% accounted for 52%.

šŸ”—Source: lossanddamagecollaboration.org/publication/coā€¦
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I donā€™t suppose youā€™ve ever made a mistake?
ā€œWhy would you ask that?ā€
Because Iā€™ve just made one.
ā€œAh, I seeā€¦ And you donā€™t like making mistakes, do you?ā€
No.
ā€œWant to tell me?ā€
No.
ā€œAre you sure?ā€
Iā€™m sure.

1/35
#mistake
#enemies
Itā€™sā€¦
Itā€™s something you said.
You made me realise something.
ā€œIā€™m sorry. I wouldnā€™t have intendedā€“ā€
You said, ā€œIs it ethical to have so many enemies? Is it ethical to see so many people as ā€˜enemies of the peopleā€™?ā€
ā€œI said thatā€“but that doesnā€™t meanā€“ ā€
But you were right.
2/35
I like to think Iā€™m strong on ethicsā€¦ So what you said was quite a challenge. It hit me where it hurts. Right on target.
A kill shot.

3/35
#mistake
#killshot
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#Coronavirus #SuperRich #Rich #Poor #STATISTICS

The pandemic has worsened inequality, as the world's richest have made massive gains while the world's poor have fallen further behind, a new Oxfam report called 'The Inequality Report' finds.
During the pandemic, the combined wealth of the world's ten richest men rose by $540 billion. A stock market collapse during the first months of the pandemic saw the ultra-wealthy experience dramatic reductions in their wealth. Nevertheless, that setback was short-lived,
and the fortunes of the top 1,000 billionaires returned to their pre-pandemic highs within nine months. Worldwide, between March 18 and December 31, 2020, the wealth of billionaires increased by $3.9 trillion. Their total wealth is now $11.95 tn,
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