The rich are killing the planet

[Pseudonym Number 1]

A new report says the world's wealthiest 1% produce double the combined carbon emissions of the poorest 50%, according to the UN.

The wealthiest 5% alone – the so-called “polluter elite” - contributed 37% of emissions growth between 1990 and 2015.

What can we do to stop this?

World's wealthiest 'at heart of climate problem'

The so-called “polluter elite” must change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, a report says.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[haway]

Eat the rich

 

[Cheesy Feet]

Phone Greta..she’ll sort it.

 

[Space Hopper]

The oceans are terribly polluted these days.

Last time I bought sardines, they were dead and covered in oil.

 

[weebil64]

Burn them.

Eat the rich

 

[Hulkster]

Co2 isn't killing the planet, it's essential for all life on earth to exist.

 

[chriswallace85]

Eat the rich

What I came in here to post.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

Those are stark statistics. About time something was done.

G7 should get together and come up with some way of curbing 1% and the rest of us . No point in having $10b if you cannot set foot in USA or Europe without abiding by some rules.

 

[Apache Inbound]

John Kerry aka Joe Biden’s climate czar owns a private yacht has the equivalent co2 emissions of 35 petrol cars and lets his family travel in government use jets.

 

[PTR]

Its the same answer every time
Tax the rich

 

[BackhouseParkRangers]

Eat the rich

You’ll get gout.

 

[monkeytassle]

A new report says the world's wealthiest 1% produce double the combined carbon emissions of the poorest 50%, according to the UN.

The wealthiest 5% alone – the so-called “polluter elite” - contributed 37% of emissions growth between 1990 and 2015.

What can we do to stop this?

World's wealthiest 'at heart of climate problem'

The so-called “polluter elite” must change their lifestyles to tackle climate change, a report says.

www.bbc.co.uk

You're probably in the 5%

 

[Harry Angstrom]

John Kerry aka Joe Biden’s climate czar owns a private yacht has the equivalent co2 emissions of 35 petrol cars and lets his family travel in government use jets.

All of them are utter hypocrites. To be honest we all are but the little fella will do fuck all if someone is allowed to own a yacht. Al Gore can bleat on as much as he likes but until his carbon emissions are lower than mine, I’m better for the environment. At least Greta took a sail boat. A multi million one mind.

You're probably in the 5%

Inconvenient Truth.

 

[Pseudonym Number 1]

You're probably in the 5%

I know, globally I might just be. I try my best to reduce the pollution I create.

 

[mux]

Co2 isn't killing the planet, it's essential for all life on earth to exist.

So is water. But if we had too much water and had no land we would all drown. So it's not a very good argument is it Hulky?

 

[Keawyeds]

Co2 isn't killing the planet, it's essential for all life on earth to exist.

Carbon Monoxide is good for nowt.
Also, too much CO2 is bad for everyone.
You can't rely on the amazon as it's being cut down day by day.
It's also one large forest on one part of the world. You'd need something that size almost in every country to counterbalance what's being chucked into the atmosphere by humans and the things humans do.
Mass producing herds of cows creates more methane than we can cope with

 

[What A Waster]

How much is too much CO2?
What do we have now compared to say, 100 years ago?
It's something I always hear about but don't care enough to bother looking into it or paying enough attention

 

[Kevsgreat]

BP came up with the idea of an individual carbon footprint so individuals get blamed and not big companies.

Not to say individuals shouldn't be held responsible, particularly if they're taking the piss, but essentially you've got a company like BP digging up and selling a load of fossil fuel then blaming us for using it.

If they, and the other companies doing the same, had more focus on an alternative rather than a massive profit maybe we'd be looking at greener methods of transportation sooner than we are.

 

[Bullettooth]

That's what pisses me off do much about the like of Bill Gates. Tells everyone to stop using planes so much, whilst at the same time hes investing billions into private jet companies.

 

[Harry Angstrom]

BP came up with the idea of an individual carbon footprint so individuals get blamed and not big companies.

Not to say individuals shouldn't be held responsible, particularly if they're taking the piss, but essentially you've got a company like BP digging up and selling a load of fossil fuel then blaming us for using it.

If they, and the other companies doing the same, had more focus on an alternative rather than a massive profit maybe we'd be looking at greener methods of transportation sooner than we are.

Should give everyone on the planet an annual carbon credit. Then if the Rich need to spend more they buy them from a carbon exchange that the poor people can sell in. Then money flows from rich countries to poor countries. Surely Elon Musk could sort out the technical aspects.