"The study, which highlights the “vast energy inequality” between rich and poor countries, found that each Briton produces 200 times the climate emissions of the average Congolese person, with people in the US producing 585 times as much."
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“Solving the climate crisis in the medium term is the responsibility of high emitting countries, not only because they caused the problem but logically, it’s where high emissions are concentrated,” said Rose M Mutiso, the research director of Energy for Growth Hub.
“The video gaming industry in California is using more energy than entire African countries.
There’s this idea that in California we can’t live without video games, or air conditioning, but we are worried about Africans moving up and consuming."
There’s this idea that in California we can’t live without video games, or air conditioning, but we are worried about Africans moving up and consuming."
"It’s really important for us as Africans to establish that our development is non-negotiable.
All of those decades of exploitation and being left behind – that is owed to us."
All of those decades of exploitation and being left behind – that is owed to us."
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