Study: Carbon Footprint Gap Between Rich And Poor Expanding

LONDON, England – Wealthy people have disproportionately large carbon footprints and the percentage of the world’s emissions they are responsible for is growing, a study has found.

In 2010, the most affluent 10 percent of households emitted 34 percent of global CO₂, while the 50 percent of the global population in lower income brackets accounted for just 15 percent. By 2015, the richest 10 percent were responsible for 49 percent of emissions against 7 percent produced by the poorest half of the world’s population.

Aimee Ambrose, a professor of energy policy at Sheffield Hallam University and author of the study published in the journal Science Direct, says cutting the carbon footprint of the wealthiest might be the fastest way to reach net zero.

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