"We find that two-thirds (one-fifth) of warming is attributable to the wealthiest 10% (1%), meaning that individual contributions are 6.5 (20) times the average per capita contribution." We need to tackle inequality if we want a livable future. - ThreadSky

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social • 16 days ago

"We find that two-thirds (one-fifth) of warming is attributable to the wealthiest 10% (1%), meaning that individual contributions are 6.5 (20) times the average per capita contribution."

We need to tackle inequality if we want a livable future.

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danielspiro.bsky.social•16 days ago

Of course many reasons to tackle inequality and that some emit/harm more than others can be perceived as unfair.
But I think your conclusion (less ineq --> less emissions) may be incorrect unless by "tackle inequality" you mean just reduce income of richest.

danielspiro.bsky.social•16 days ago

If you would redistribute income from rich to poor those initially poor people would emit more and rich would emit less.
But since co2/income is decreasing with income (in the data co2 as function of income is concave for most) the net effect would be more emissions.*

danielspiro.bsky.social•16 days ago

* This is with a caveat that we interpret the relationship causally and that there aren't other potential effects of inequality. Maybe you had something else in mind, e.g., how inequality affects politics.

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

Important caveat. What I had in mind is that as long as the superrich set the norm and are allowed to emit vast amounts of GHGs, it will be nearly impossible to change consumtion patterns among the not-quite-so-rich. Climate policies need to be, and be perceived as, fair.

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

And that is not happening, also due to the power money gives people over politics. There is no room for luxury consumtion if we want to move back into planetary boundaries while giving everybody a good life.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0959652624008953

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

So I was thinking more along the lines less ineq -> more stable societies -> less status-seeking behaviour through consumption and easier to do the required transformations of how, how much, and what we produce, consume, and how we live our lives.

timrote.bsky.social•16 days ago

Those same people have more choices than many of the rest of us and simply choose to live as lavishly as possible without regard for the consequences, even to their own kids. It's disgustingly immoral.

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

I agree. And the super-rich are preparing for societal and ecological collapse by building bunkers for themselves. Instead of using their power and money to avoid collapse. Immoral, dangerous and tremendously stupid.

timrote.bsky.social•16 days ago

I worked for some of those rich people. There is no way they know how to take care of themselves. I wonder what will keep the loyalty of security teams of those folks when money doesn't matter? Why not mutiny and keep the food and bunker for yourself?

They haven't thought it all the way through.

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yeah... I read Survival of the richest by Douglas Rushkoff, and the opening scene is just so revealing. So bloody stupid. They seem to be very naive sociopaths.
Also, even if the bunker escape route would work, what kind of life is that? Who would want to live like that?

timrote.bsky.social•16 days ago

By the way, here is my plan.

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

Good plan!

silicology.bsky.social•16 days ago

Climate change is here in 10-30 years. Tackle inquality, how many centuries?

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

Climate change is already here. And we need systemic, transformational change, which we will not get unless tackling inequality is part of it.

silicology.bsky.social•16 days ago

I mean any place has not reached wet bulb temperature to 35 degrees centigrade yet, but we are getting closer in few decades.

https://bsky.app/profile/amiya-rbehera.bsky.social/post/3lp7bpbcirc2t

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

We also need to tackle patriarchy.

https://bsky.app/profile/rebeccasolnit.bsky.social/post/3lp5g2fj3422j

steven-crawford.bsky.social•16 days ago

Start by grounding private jets. What a monstrosity of excess.

jeannetteeggers.bsky.social•16 days ago

Yes! This is what we advocated for in an action with @sr-sweden.bsky.social about 1.5 years ago, at a privatejet terminal. It got us all arrested and private jet flights have increased since...

https://youtu.be/LPqkpCy_7SQ?si=WIsJ4yWxChctLk1k

steven-crawford.bsky.social•16 days ago

You are doing good work! Thank you for your service to our planet. It sucks that things are destined to get worse before they get better because wealth exceptionalism knows no bounds.

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