World's richest 1% cause double CO2 emissions of poorest 50%, says Oxfam

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[–]FediNetizen 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

That is correct, and that's part of the problem. Although it's not really a problem you can solve at the individual levels. You need to countries of the world to come together and agree to do something about it.

[–]jet199 4 insightful - 3 fun4 insightful - 2 fun5 insightful - 3 fun -  (0 children)

Is a problem of environment as well. You are comparing cold counties where people need heating to survive and lights most of the time to work in the winter to countries with warm temperatures which can get most of the energy they need from the sun with the right investment.