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But if we limit the use of private jets, how are the 1% going to get to the climate change summits at which they plot to save the world? https://www.businessinsider.com/private-jets-jeff-bezos-bide...
I would be curious to compare the carbon footprint of a luxury cabin in a coal-burning steamship, including crew, with that of a modern jet. (Guessing the latter wins. Higher carbon intensity, but vastly shorter duration and cleaner fuel to boot.)
> The carbon dioxide emissions of the richest 1% of humanity That is everyone here - so before you get on your high horse about private jets and mega yachts, know that this is calling YOU a piece of shit that is destroying the planet for your fancy lifestyle no matter how vegan you are or how much you recycle or how green your Tesla is, just as much as it is calling Jeff one.
Apparently you need a net worth of $11.1 million or an income of $758,434 per year to be in the top 1%. Source: https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1212/average-net...
Those values are for the top 1% in the US - The "richest" nation on the planet. I have no idea why the author is presenting these as global numbers, but they quite clearly are.
0.23% of the worlds population have over $1mil in net worth. https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/
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Apparently you need a net worth of $11.1 million or an income of $758,434 per year to be in the top 1%. Source: https://www.investopedia.com/financial-edge/1212/average-net...
Your source references https://dqydj.com/top-one-percent-united-states/ https://www.epi.org/data/#?subject=wagegroup etc. Those values are for the top 1% in the US - The "richest" nation on the planet. I have no idea why the author is presenting these as global numbers, but they quite clearly are. 0.23% of the worlds population have over $1mil in net worth. https://inequality.org/facts/global-inequality/