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[–] yetAnotherUser@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

No, 40% of climate change is caused by the wealthiest 10% globally. That's 800,000,000 people, including according to this 100 million US-Americans. Even the bottom 50% of US Americans cause as much emission (per capita) as the top 10% in Turkey or Argentina.

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