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AI6YR Ben on Nostr: Euro News: ‘Profiteering from pain’: Investments of super-rich fuel climate ...

Euro News: ‘Profiteering from pain’: Investments of super-rich fuel climate crisis and capitalise on recovery

"...Emissions of the super-rich linked to millions of deaths

Oxfam says the wealthiest also contribute disproportionately to the emissions driving the crisis. The richest 0.1 per cent – around eight million people – emit more than the poorest 44 per cent of humanity combined, accounting for around 3.5 billion people.

Oxfam estimates that emissions from the richest one per cent have been responsible for around 20 per cent of global warming since 1990. A single year of their emissions will cause an estimated 1.9 million excess heat-related deaths over the following century, according to the report...."

https://www.euronews.com/2026/10/27/profiteering-from-pain-investments-of-super-rich-fuel-climate-crisis-and-capitalise-on-rec

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