New report reveals vast carbon inequality in Europe, with richest 10% emitting as much as poorest 50%
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Richest 10% of Europeans produce as much carbon emissions as poorest 50%, Oxfam report reveals. Their luxurious lifestyles are fueling the climate crisis.
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Report estimates richest Europeans' emissions will cause 67,800 heat deaths by 2100, equivalent to 850 deaths per year.
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Oxfam calls for a European wealth tax to raise €250 billion annually to address pollution and inequality.
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Richest 1% worldwide emitted as much carbon in 2019 as poorest 50% of global population.
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Greta Thunberg condemns the greed of the rich, saying they have been put in charge of solving a crisis they helped create.