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World's richest 1% emitting enough carbon to cause heat-related deaths for 1.3 million people, report finds

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World's richest 1% emitting enough carbon to cause heat-related deaths for 1.3 million people, report finds

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Climate@slrpnk.net · 3 years ago

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A new report found that a "polluter elite" is responsible for producing as much carbon emissions as 5 billion people.

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That’s not how averages or percentages work.

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